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__ Fracnes Perkins __

Frances Perkins full name is Fannie Coralie Perkins. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1880. Perkins was the United States Secretary of Labor. She was the secretary from 1933 to 1945. Perkins was the first women to every be appointed at that position. She also is the longest serving secretary of labor in history. Franklin D Roosevelt and Perkins were very good friends. They worked together in numerous equations to better the economy and working conditions in the United States. Perkins and Roosevelt were the principal designers of the New Deal. Perkins becoming the Secretary of Labor was very important back then because women having jobs high up in the government were not common at all. Even women in the workplace at that time was still not common. One of her most famous quotes were “I came to Washington to work for God, FDR, and the millions of forgotten, plain common workingmen.” This is important today because the Secretary of Labor enforces law and suggestions of unions and companies in the workplace. Also, Perkins becoming high up in power is helping today because now women are becoming more powerful today, such as Hilary Clinton. I also believe that without Perkins in FDR's wing, he would have not been as succesful s a president as people thought he would have been creating jobs. "Her Life - Frances Perkins Center." //Frances Perkins Center RSS2 //. 1 June 2014. Web. 26 Jan. 2016.

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