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SUMMARY:Guild Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Guild Book Club\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Discover the stories behind the history. History is more than names in a textbook or dates on a timeline. It is the story of real people\, extraordinary moments\, and pivotal decisions that shaped the world we know today. Each month\, the General Crook House Guild Book Club explores engaging historical titles that inspire meaningful discussion\, fresh insights\, and a deeper connection to the past. \n  \nQuestions About Membership? \n			\n				Click Here\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				About the Book\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				As the book begins\, the reader is introduced to Perkins’ early life as an advocate for social justice and her relationships with Sinclair Lewis\, Mary Harriman\, Eleanor Roosevelt\, Al Smith and FDR. \nShe is determined to create better living and working conditions for immigrant women and children. Her passion\, conviction\, dedication and persistence predicted her success.  As for being a woman\, she said\, “Being a woman has only bothered me in climbing trees.” \nThe importance of politics and political connections is magnified at the New York state legislature in Albany as she advocates for a 54 hour work week for women and becomes the voice of the work force. In 1911 she witnesses the horrific Triangle Shirtwaist fire and the death of 146 young women\, and this experience further sparks her goal to implement workplace safety standards. \nThis quote from the Library Journal describes the book as\, “a fictionalized (well researched) portrayal of a phenomenal woman who has largely been lost to history.”
URL:https://douglascohistory.org/event/guild-book-club/
LOCATION:General Crook House Museum\, 5730 N 30th St.\, Omaha\, NE\, 68111\, United States
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