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    From Brooklyn upbringing to meticulous notetaking, 'Yellen' gives insight into treasury secretary

    Dec 27, 2022 6 minutes
    Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivers remarks during a press conference at the Treasury Department on July 28, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

    A new book looks at Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen — her upbringing, her economic thinking and her career.

    Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Jon Hilsenrath, the author of “Yellen: The Trailblazing Economist Who Navigated an Era of Upheaval.” He is also a senior writer and editor at the Wall Street Journal.

    Meticulous notes Janet Yellen took during grad school. (Courtesy of Jon Hilsenrath)

    Book excerpt: ‘Yellen’

    By Jon Hilsenrath

    A new biography of Janet Yellen, the Treasury Secretary and former Federal Reserve chairwoman, traces her path to becoming the most powerful woman in U.S. economic policymaking history.

    “Yellen,” by Wall Street Journal reporter Jon Hilsenrath, emphasizes her partnership with husband George Akerlof, a Nobel Prize-winning economist himself, as she broke glass ceilings. Akerlof was her research partner and then became her traveling spouse, engaged in raising their son Robby and taking on supporting roles to her as she rose in Washington.

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