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1933 - 1945. Major accomplishments of her 12-year tenure as Secretary of Labor included: Social Security Act: Directed the development and passage of landmark law establishing old age pensions, unemployment insurance, survivor benefits. CCC, NRA, PWA, WPA: Instrumental in creating major New Deal jobs programs. U.S. Employment Service.
Frances Perkins. Frances Perkins was secretary of labor for the 12 years of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency and the first woman to hold a Cabinet post. She brought to her office a deep commitment to improving the lives of workers and creating a legitimate role for labor unions in American society, succeeding admirably on both counts.
Frances Perkins, original name Fannie Coralie Perkins, (born April 10, 1882, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died May 14, 1965, New York, N.Y.), U.S. secretary of labor during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Besides being the first woman to be appointed to a cabinet post, she also served one of the longest terms of any Roosevelt appointee (1933 ...
14 de may. de 2014 · The celebration of Perkins’ feast day continued down the East Coast on the route she so often traveled by train from Maine to Washington. Speaking at the Episcopal Chaplaincy Mass at Princeton University Chapel, Donn Mitchell, author of “Frances Perkins: Architect of a Gracious Society”, remarked, “The icon signals that the work and ...
Frances Coralie Perkins (født Fanny Coralie Perkins, 10. april 1880 – 14. maj 1965) var USA's arbejdsminister fra 1933 til 1945 og var den første kvindelige amerikanske minister. Som loyal støtte af sin ven Franklin D. Roosevelt hjalp hun med til at trække den amerikanske fagbevægelse ind i New Deal koalisionen.
Hall of Secretaries: Frances Perkins. Tenure: March 4, 1933 to June 30, 1945. From Massachusetts; graduate of Mount Holyoke College. Trained as a social worker, worked in settlement houses in Chicago (Hull House) and Philadelphia, and was involved in the reform efforts spawned by the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Co. Fire in New York City.
9 de may. de 2018 · Frances Perkins. Frances Perkins (1882-1965), American social worker, U.S. secretary of labor, and civil service commissioner, was the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet. Frances Perkins was born in Boston, Mass., on April 10, 1882, and grew up in Worcester, the daughter of a manufacturer. At the age of 16 she entered Mount Holyoke ...
