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

Belle Moskowitz restores to history the career of a remarkable woman who achieved unprecedented influence and power in American politics many decades before the contemporary era. As political advisor to Alfred E. Smith, four-term governor of New York and presidential candidate, Moskowitz played a crucial role in both state and national politics throughout the 1920s. Belle Moskowitz's achievement resulted from a career, begun in 1900, in settlement work, social reform, and industrial and labor relations. Rising to political prominence without the benefit of family or personal connections, she represents a singular achievement among American women of her era. Her career shows that, despite women's general absence from elective or appointive office, they have nonetheless played crucial roles in American political life.Perry, Elisabeth I. is the author of 'Belle Moskowitz: Feminine Politics and the Exercise of Power in the Age of Alfred E. Smith' with ISBN 9780415905459 and ISBN 0415905451.