Portrait of Frances Perkins sitting at her desk. She was Roosevelt's Secretary of Labor--the first appointment of a woman to the cabinet. Her appointment was bitterly criticized by business, political and labor leaders. As Secretary of Labor she promoted adoption of the Social Security Act, advocated higher wages and helped standardize state industrial legislation.

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