Today, April 10, is Frances Perkins' birthday. While she is most known as the first female cabinet member (Secretary of Labor, FDR administration), Perkins had a long career as social worker and labor reformer before that. This picture is from her time on the New York State Factory Investigation Committee, 1911. To learn more about Perkins, go to this website from Columbia University (her alma mater).
Friday, April 10, 2009
Happy Birthday Frances
Today, April 10, is Frances Perkins' birthday. While she is most known as the first female cabinet member (Secretary of Labor, FDR administration), Perkins had a long career as social worker and labor reformer before that. This picture is from her time on the New York State Factory Investigation Committee, 1911. To learn more about Perkins, go to this website from Columbia University (her alma mater).
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