Fannie Coralie Perkins

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Fannie Coralie Perkins, better known as Frances Perkins, was the first female U.S. Secretary of Labor and a key architect of New Deal social and labor reforms under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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Fannie Coralie Perkins canonical 1

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instanceOf United States Cabinet member ⓘ
human ⓘ
labor activist ⓘ
politician ⓘ
social reformer ⓘ
advisorTo President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Frances Perkins ⓘ
appointedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
awardReceived Honorary degrees from multiple U.S. universities ⓘ
contributedTo Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ⓘ
development of Social Security in the United States ⓘ
establishment of maximum hours regulations ⓘ
establishment of minimum wage laws ⓘ
restrictions on child labor in the United States ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1880-04-10 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1965-05-14 ⓘ
educatedAt Columbia University ⓘ
Mount Holyoke College ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania (coursework in economics and sociology) ⓘ
employer State of New York ⓘ
United States Department of Labor ⓘ
ethnicGroup White American ⓘ
familyName Perkins ⓘ
fieldOfWork industrial relations ⓘ
labor policy ⓘ
social welfare policy ⓘ
givenName Fannie Coralie ⓘ
hasChild Susanna Wilson ⓘ
influencedBy Progressive reformers of the early 20th century ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
movement New Deal ⓘ
Progressive Era reform movement ⓘ
notableFor advocacy for workers’ rights and social insurance ⓘ
being the first female United States Cabinet member ⓘ
being the first female United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ
role in designing New Deal labor and social policies ⓘ
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
positionHeld New York State Industrial Commissioner ⓘ
United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ
chair of the New York State Industrial Commission ⓘ
member of the New York City Board of Education ⓘ
religion Episcopal Church ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
spouse Paul Caldwell Wilson ⓘ
workLocation New York City ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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Frances Perkins → birthName → Fannie Coralie Perkins ⓘ
Fannie Coralie Perkins → givenName → Fannie Coralie ⓘ
linked to: Fannie Coralie Perkins