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Harry Hopkins

Sudden Hero, Brash Reformer

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  • © 1999

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  1. June Hopkins
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Part of the book series: The World of the Roosevelts (WOOROO)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • June Hopkins
    Pages 1-7

  3. From the Dakotas to Grinnell, Iowa

    • June Hopkins
    Pages 9-32

  4. Hopkins at Christodora House

    • June Hopkins
    Pages 33-53

  5. Poverty and Unemployment in New York City

    • June Hopkins
    Pages 55-70

  6. The New York City Charities Controversy

    • June Hopkins
    Pages 71-89

  7. Widows’ Pensions

    • June Hopkins
    Pages 91-123

  8. War Welfare and Public Health

    • June Hopkins
    Pages 125-148

  9. The Great Depression and Work-Relief

    • June Hopkins
    Pages 149-173

  10. Economic and Social Security

    • June Hopkins
    Pages 175-200

  11. Conclusion

    • June Hopkins
    Pages 201-207

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 208-271
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About this book

From 1912 to 1940, social worker Harry Hopkins committed himself to the ideal of government responsibility for impoverished Americans. This look at Hopkins' life and social work career broadens our understanding of the political and cultural currents that led to the Social Security Act of 1935, the bedrock of the American welfare state. Hopkins' experiences as an advocate and administrator of work relief and widows' pensions in New York City during the Progressive Era informed his contribution to welfare legislation during the New Deal years. Written by his granddaughter June Hopkins, this book not only clarifies the emergence of welfare policy but sheds considerable light on the present welfare debate. It also illuminates the life of one of the most influential Americans of the twentieth century.

About the author

June Hopkinsis assistant professor of history at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, GA. She is Harry Hopkins' granddaughter.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Harry Hopkins

  • Book Subtitle: Sudden Hero, Brash Reformer

  • Authors: June Hopkins

  • Series Title: The World of the Roosevelts

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-10580-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-230-61365-2Published: 14 December 2008

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-10580-6Published: 30 April 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2578-7225

  • Series E-ISSN: 2634-5285

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 271

  • Topics: US History, Modern History, Literature, general

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