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    Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare

    56'

    2019-10-26

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    Documentary

    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.

    DirectingMick CaouetteWritingMick Caouette

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    Cast

    1

    Self

    David Brooks

    1

    Self

    Amy Klobuchar

    1

    Self

    Lawrence O'Donnell

    1

    Self

    Nancy Pelosi

    1

    Self

    George Mitchell

    1

    Narrator

    Victoria Safford

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        3. Status: Released
        4. Original title:Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare

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