It feels almost criminal that I hadn't known who Frances Perkins was that well until fairly recently. She was briefly mentioned in another book, Last Best Hope, which listed her major achievements through the The New Deal. My first reaction to which was "Wait, wasn't it FDR that did that?"

I do not mean to diminish the role of FDR. None of these successes could have come to pass if we had not had a President which supported the causes and would have placed Frances Perkins in a role of influence. All the same, it was Perkins who brought those causes to the table in the first place within his administration and did the work that needed to be done to see them through. It all may very well would not have come to pass as it had if it were not for her.

The description of this book lists many of the things she achieved in her career, though as lengthy as it is this biography shows there is still so much more she has done for the United States. Even our global society as well given her work with the International Labor Organization.

I feel the magnitude of her presence cannot be overstated, though maybe I am doing just that all the same due to sheer awe of this account. As of now she is surprisingly not well remembered, but if more people realize all the improvements she brought to our lives that easily get taken for granted that could hopefully change.