- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
-
Part I First Burst of Progressive Reform: Roche’s Apprenticeship, 1886–1918 -
Chapter 1 Childhood in the West, Education in the East, 1886–1908 -
Chapter 2 Aspiring Feminist and Social Science Progressive, 1908–1912 -
Chapter 3 Emergence as a Public Leader, 1912–1913 -
Chapter 4 Seeking Fundamentals: The Colorado Coal Strike, 1913–1914 -
Chapter 5 “Part of It All One Must Become”: Progressive in Wartime, 1915–1918 -
Part II First Temporary Reversal of Progressive Reform: Roche’s New Departures, 1919–1932 -
Chapter 6 Work and Love in a Progressive Ebb Tide, 1919–1927 -
Chapter 7 Migrating to a “Totally New Planet”: Roche Takes Over Rocky Mountain Fuel, 1927–1928 -
Chapter 8 “Prophet of a New and Wiser Social Order,” 1929–1932 -
Part III Second Burst of Progressive Reform: Height of Roche’s Renown, 1933–1948 -
Chapter 9 Working with the New Deal from Colorado, 1933–1934 -
Chapter 10 At the Center of Power: Roche in the New Deal Government, 1934–1939 -
Chapter 11 Generating a National Debate about Federal Health Policy, 1935–1939 -
Chapter 12 Unmoored during Wartime, 1939–1945 -
Chapter 13 Becoming a Cold War Liberal, 1945–1948 -
Part IV Second Temporary Reversal of Progressive Reform: Roche Builds a Private Welfare System in the Coalfields, 1948–1963 -
Chapter 14 Creating “New Values, New Realities” in the Coalfields, 1948–1956 -
Chapter 15 Democratic Denials and Dissent at the Miners’ Welfare Fund, 1957–1963 -
Part V Third Burst of Progressive Reform: Roche Reclaims the Full Progressive Agenda, 1960–1976 -
Chapter 16 Challenged and Redeemed by the New Progressivism, 1960–1972 -
Chapter 17 Only Ten Minutes Left? Epilogue and Assessment - Abbreviations
- Select Primary Sources
- Index
At the Center of Power: Roche in the New Deal Government, 1934–1939
At the Center of Power: Roche in the New Deal Government, 1934–1939
- Chapter:
- (p.162) Chapter 10 At the Center of Power: Roche in the New Deal Government, 1934–1939
- Source:
- Relentless Reformer
- Author(s):
Robyn Muncy
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
This chapter details events in Josephine Roche's life from 1934 to 1939. Serving as assistant secretary of the treasury in the New Deal government carried Roche to the height of her renown and power. Between 1934 and 1938, her central responsibility was health policy, but the full range of her involvement in the New Deal went well beyond that core focus. She also shaped one of the most significant pieces of federal legislation in the twentieth century, the Social Security Act, and oversaw the implementation of such New Deal programs as the National Youth Administration, all the while pushing for more effective regulation of industry and the unionization of American workers. As she dashed from one New Deal initiative to another, Roche was celebrated as an icon of female achievement who represented the new level of power achieved by women in politics and government during the 1930s.
Keywords: Josephine Roche, New Deal, assistant treasury secretary, health policy, Social Security Act, National Youth Administration, unionization, biography
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
-
Part I First Burst of Progressive Reform: Roche’s Apprenticeship, 1886–1918 -
Chapter 1 Childhood in the West, Education in the East, 1886–1908 -
Chapter 2 Aspiring Feminist and Social Science Progressive, 1908–1912 -
Chapter 3 Emergence as a Public Leader, 1912–1913 -
Chapter 4 Seeking Fundamentals: The Colorado Coal Strike, 1913–1914 -
Chapter 5 “Part of It All One Must Become”: Progressive in Wartime, 1915–1918 -
Part II First Temporary Reversal of Progressive Reform: Roche’s New Departures, 1919–1932 -
Chapter 6 Work and Love in a Progressive Ebb Tide, 1919–1927 -
Chapter 7 Migrating to a “Totally New Planet”: Roche Takes Over Rocky Mountain Fuel, 1927–1928 -
Chapter 8 “Prophet of a New and Wiser Social Order,” 1929–1932 -
Part III Second Burst of Progressive Reform: Height of Roche’s Renown, 1933–1948 -
Chapter 9 Working with the New Deal from Colorado, 1933–1934 -
Chapter 10 At the Center of Power: Roche in the New Deal Government, 1934–1939 -
Chapter 11 Generating a National Debate about Federal Health Policy, 1935–1939 -
Chapter 12 Unmoored during Wartime, 1939–1945 -
Chapter 13 Becoming a Cold War Liberal, 1945–1948 -
Part IV Second Temporary Reversal of Progressive Reform: Roche Builds a Private Welfare System in the Coalfields, 1948–1963 -
Chapter 14 Creating “New Values, New Realities” in the Coalfields, 1948–1956 -
Chapter 15 Democratic Denials and Dissent at the Miners’ Welfare Fund, 1957–1963 -
Part V Third Burst of Progressive Reform: Roche Reclaims the Full Progressive Agenda, 1960–1976 -
Chapter 16 Challenged and Redeemed by the New Progressivism, 1960–1972 -
Chapter 17 Only Ten Minutes Left? Epilogue and Assessment - Abbreviations
- Select Primary Sources
- Index
