Restless: The Memoirs of Labor and Consumer Activist Esther Peterson: Esther Peterson, Winifred Conkling
Editorial Reviews
This book is the refreshing straight-talking autobiography of one of America’s most influential women a key player in the social crusades of Eleanor Roosevelt and President John F. Kennedy and one of the most respected public servants of our time. Es ther Peterson’s life is a fascinating journey that includes organizing labor unions in the textile mills of New England and the sweatshops of the Deep South and securing better food-labeling laws equal pay for women and an increased minimum wage for all Americans