Belle Moskowitz: Feminine Politics And The Exercise Of Power In The Age Of Alfred E. Smith.; Author: Perry, Elisabeth Israels; Introduction: Sklar, Kathryn Kish; Paperback

Author: Perry, Elisabeth Israels; Introduction: Sklar, Kathryn Kish
Paperback; Illustrations
288 pages
Published: June 2000
Northeastern University Press
ISBN: 1555534244

As the closest advisor to Alfred E. Smith, four-term Democratic governor of New York and presidential candidate, Belle Moskowitz (1877-1933) was the most powerful woman in Democratic party politics during the 1920s. She served as Smith's strategist, public relations director, and campaign manager, and was a major force in shaping the social welfare programs for which his administration is best known today.Now available in a new edition, this well-crafted feminist biography restores to history the career of a pioneering activist who achieved unprecedented influence in American politics.Reprint of a work originally published in 1987 by Oxford U. Press. As the closest advisor to Alfred E. Smith, four-term Governor of New York, Belle Moskowitz (1877-1933) was the most powerful woman in the Democratic party during the 1920s. She served as Smith's strategist, public relations director,