Downey, Kirstin

Biography of Queen Isabella of Spain, discussing her early life and how she was inspired by tales of Joan of Arc to take the throne of Spain and force out Muslim invaders, up to her death and the legacy of the Inquisition.

A biography of Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor under President Franklin Roosevelt, discussing her role in the fight to improve the lives of America's working people during the Great Depression, and looking at how she managed to keep up with her family and her job.