Frances Perkins
Former United States Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins was an American workers-rights advocate who served as the fourth United States Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position. A member of the Democratic Party, Perkins was the first woman ever to serve... Wikipedia
Born: April 10, 1880, Boston, MA
Died: May 14, 1965 (age 85 years), New York, NY
Spouse: Paul Caldwell Wilson (m. 1913–1952)
Education: Columbia University (1910), Mount Holyoke College (1902), Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and more
Hall of fame induction: 1982
Grandparents: Cynthia Perkins and Frederick W. Perkins