Join fellow fiction enthusiasts to discuss critically acclaimed novels. This class focuses on Becoming Madam Secretary (2024) by Stephanie Dray.
The latest historical women’s fiction from Stephanie Dray, an award-winning author, concerns the rise of Frances Perkins into the male-dominated political world. Perkins devoted herself to issues faced by women, children, the poor, and the elderly. A chance meeting at a party of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was, at the time, a young lawyer, led to an historic partnership that took them both from New York to the White House, with Perkins serving as the first female Secretary of Labor in 1933. This linear biographical novel includes details of her family life and friendships while illustrating her no-nonsense approach and many professional accomplishments.
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