Belle Moskowitz
Subtitle: feminine politics and the exercise of power in the age of Alfred E. Smith
By: Elisabeth Israels Perry ; with a foreword by Kathryn Kish Sklar.
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Moskowitz, Belle, 1877-1933; Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873-1944; Women political consultants -- New York (State) -- Biography; Political consultants -- New York (State) -- Biography; Social reformers -- New York (State) -- Biography; Women in politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century; New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
Genres: Biography.
Description: As the closest advisor to Alfred E. Smith, four-term Democratic governnor 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 fro which his administration is best know today. -- Michael Kazin, Washington Post.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-270) and index.
Originally published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.