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

By Elisabeth Israels Perry

Book Overview

Most people believe that women's entry into political life is a recent phenomenon. This book shatters that myth. It restores to history the career of one remarkable woman and reveals the vital role... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555534244
• ISBN13: 9781555534240
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Northeastern University Press
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A very well crafted political and feminist biography.

In Belle Moskowitz: Feminine Politics And The Exercise Of Power In The Age Of Alfred E. Smith, Elisabeth Perry presents an impressive work of biographical scholarship on the woman who was four-term Democratic governor of New York and unsuccessful presidential candidate, Alfred E. Smith's closet political advisor. Bell Moskowitz (1877-1933) was the most powerful woman in Democratic party politics during the 1920s and served as Smith's strategist, public relations director, and campaign manager. She was also a major force in shaping the social welfare programs for which his gubernatorial administration is best remembered for today. A well-crafted feminist biography, Belle Moskowitz showcases a pioneering female activist who achieved unprecedented influence in American politics, only to fall into an undeserved obscurity. Belle Moskowitz redresses that historical oversight and is a very highly recommended contribution to women's studies, American political history, and feminist biography collections.