Belle Moskowitz: Feminine Politics and the Exercise of Power in the Age of Alfred E. Smith - Softcover

Perry, Elisabeth Israels

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9781555534240: Belle Moskowitz: Feminine Politics and the Exercise of Power in the Age of Alfred E. Smith

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ISBN 10: 1555534244 ISBN 13: 9781555534240

Publisher: Northeastern University Press, 2002

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As the closest advisor to Alfred E. Smith, four-term Democratic governor of New York and presidential candidate, Belle Moskowitz (1877-1933) was the most powerful woman in Democratic party politics during the 1920s. She served as Smith's strategist, public relations director, and campaign manager, and was a major force in shaping the social welfare programs for which his administration is best known today.

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About the Author:

Elisabeth Israels Perry, Moskowitz's granddaughter, holds the John Francis Bannon Chair in U.S. History and American Studies at St. Louis University.

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"This compact, compassionate biography honors an extraordinary life. . . In view of the imposing obstacles she overcame, Moskowitz's achievements 50 years ago ought to encourage the pragmatic women in politics today." —David Seidman, New York Times Book Review

"Belle Moskowitz belonged to a remarkable generation of skillful, energetic women whose reforming labors helped create modern urban liberalism in this century. . . . This is a fine introduction to a figure, who, like her compatriot Eleanor Roosevelt, defined the politics of her era as much as did the men who held high office."—Michael Kazin, Washington Post

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