History of the United States II / Unit 11 USH2 1555 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Frances Perkins
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The idea
Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor, was the first woman to sit in a presidential cabinet and one of two original cabinet members to serve through Roosevelt's entire presidency.
In practice
Perkins at work on the conservation corps, public works, the NRA and Social Security.
Where people slip
The Yawp adds her earlier work in New York for workplace safety and against child labour in factories.
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