Alice B. reviewed on 4/10/2019 + 3563 more book reviews

Frances Perkins the first woman Cabinet Member was the mind behind Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. She was born in New England in 1880 and died at 85 years old in 1965.She worked her whole life so that her spoiled brat bipolar daughter and husband would not have to. She was secretary Of Labor in Franklin Roosevelts Cabinet from 1932 to 1945. President Truman's cabinet she was in until 1953.She worked until her death at 85 years old. In later years she was a college teacher at Cornell University and lived in the student dorm where she was much loved by the students. Frances introduced Social security, Unemployment insurance and Minimum Wage standards and many other Government programs that we enjoy today.

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