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Release: October 26, 2019
Runtime: 56 min
Status: Released
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Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare
2019
56 min
Overview
In the depths of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt appointed Frances Perkins as the first woman on a presidential cabinet. Against overwhelming odds, she became the driving force behind Social Security, the 40-hour work week, the eight-hour day, minimum wage and unemployment compensation. Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare features compelling interviews with David Brooks, Nancy Pelosi, Amy Klobuchar, Lawrence O’Donnell and others while telling Perkin’s heroic story which explores the history of women in politics, Social Security, our attitudes toward immigration, poverty, Socialism, and the role of government. Without this context our current dialogue is ill-informed and diminished.
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Documentary
Production Countries
- United States of America
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David Brooks
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Amy Klobuchar
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Lawrence O'Donnell
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Nancy Pelosi
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George Mitchell
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Victoria Safford
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Mick Caouette
Director
Mick Caouette
Writer
Mick Caouette
Executive Producer
Joe Paolo
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