On March 4, 1933, the same day as FDR's inauguration, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Frances Perkins as Secretary of Labor. She was the first woman to hold a cabinet position. | American Experience | PBS
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On March 4, 1933, the same day as FDR's inauguration, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Frances Perkins as Secretary of Labor. She was the first woman to hold a cabinet position. | American Experience | PBS
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Happy birthday to Frances Perkins! As the first female Cabinet secretary and longest serving labor secretary, she was instrumental in drafting the New Deal, helped thousands of refugees flee Nazi persecution, and was a lifelong advocate for workers’ rights and dignity. More fun facts: ☕School-age Frances was known as “Perk” to her friends. 🏠As a young woman, she worked at Hull House in Chicago – one of the first social settlements in America. 🎓She studied sociology and economics at Wharton. 🤝
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Happy birthday to Frances Perkins! As the first female Cabinet secretary and longest serving labor secretary, she was instrumental in drafting the New Deal, helped thousands of refugees flee Nazi persecution, and was a lifelong advocate for workers’ rights and dignity. More fun facts: ☕School-age Frances was known as “Perk” to her friends. 🏠As a young woman, she worked at Hull House in Chicago – one of the first social settlements in America. 🎓She studied sociology and economics at Wharton. 🤝
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men of culture on Instagram: "This highlights the profound legacy of Frances Perkins, the first female U.S. Cabinet member, whose career was forged by the tragedy of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. After witnessing 146 workers perish due to locked exits and unsafe conditions, Perkins dedicated her life to labor reform, eventually serving as Secretary of Labor under FDR. She was a primary architect of the New Deal, instrumental in establishing the 40-hour workweek, the minimum wage, un
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