Released:
2019-10-26

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.

Directors:
Mick Caouette, Joe Paolo

Runtime:
0h 56min

Genre:
Documentary

• Cast:
• 
  David Brooks
  as
  Self
• 
  Amy Klobuchar
  as
  Self
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  Lawrence O'Donnell
  as
  Self
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  Nancy Pelosi
  as
  Self
• 
  George Mitchell
  as
  Self