Susannah Jacob

Susannah Jacob is a freelance journalist, history doctoral student at Yale, and former speechwriter for President Barack Obama.

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  1. First, She Realized There Was a Problem

    Elizabeth Warren has drawn inspiration from FDR’s labor secretary, Frances Perkins, whose genius lay in spotting an injustice—and framing it as something government action could fix.

    Frances Perkins
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