Frances Perkins

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Frances Perkins was the first female U.S. Secretary of Labor and a key architect of New Deal social welfare policies, including Social Security.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Cabinet member
human
labor activist
politician
social reformer
advisorTo President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
birthName Fannie Coralie Perkins
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Columbia University
Mount Holyoke College
University of Pennsylvania
employer Cornell University
U.S. state of New York
surface form: "State of New York"

United States Department of Labor
familyName Perkins
fieldOfWork industrial relations
labor policy
public administration
social welfare policy
fullName Frances Perkins
givenName Frances
hasHonor Frances Perkins Building named in her honor
legacy major architect of U.S. Social Security system
pioneer for women in government leadership
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: "Democratic Party (United States)"
notableFor being the first female U.S. Secretary of Labor
being the first female United States Cabinet member
notableWork Fair Labor Standards Act advocacy
New Deal
surface form: "New Deal labor and social welfare policy"

development of the Social Security Act of 1935
minimum wage and maximum hours legislation
unemployment insurance policy design
occupation academic
civil servant
social worker
participatedIn New Deal
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: "Boston, Massachusetts, United States"
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: "New York City, New York, United States"
positionHeld New York State Industrial Commissioner
United States Secretary of Labor
member of the New York City Board of Education
religion Episcopal Church
sexOrGender female
spouse Paul Caldwell Wilson
workedUnder Roosevelt administration
surface form: "Franklin D. Roosevelt administration"
workLocation New York City
Washington, D.C.

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CES chairperson Frances Perkins
subject surface form: "Committee on Economic Security"
Frances Perkins fullName Frances Perkins
Committee on Economic Security hasMember Frances Perkins
CES hasMember Frances Perkins
subject surface form: "Committee on Economic Security"
Mount Holyoke College hasNotableAlumni Frances Perkins
Frances hasNotableBearerExample Frances Perkins
Frances Perkins Building namedAfter Frances Perkins

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