OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
Fannie Coralie Perkins
BORN:
April 10, 1880;
Boston, Massachusetts
DIED:
May 14, 1965 (age 85)
New York City, New York
EDUCATION:
Mount Holyoke College (BA, 1902)
Columbia University (MA in Sociology)
University of Pennsylvania
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat
HIGHLIGHTS:
1911:
Served on Committee to Investigate Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
1912-1917:
Executive Secretary, New York Commission on Safety
1912-1913:
Director of Investigations, NY State Factory Commission
1917-1919:
Executive Director, NY Council of Organizations for War Service
1919-1921:
Commissioner, NY State Industrial Commission
1921-1923
Director, Council of Immigrant Education
1923-1929:
Member, NY State Industrial Board
1926-1929:
Chairman, NY State Industrial Board
1929-1932:
Industrial Commissioner of the State of New York
1933-1945:
U.S. Secretary of Labor,
First Female Cabinet Secretary
1945:
Chairman, U.S. Delegation to the International Labor Organization Conference in Paris
1946-1952:
Member, U.S. Civil Service Commission
PORTRAITS:
RESOURCES:
BIOGRAPHIES:
Frances Perkins Center
FDR Library
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Holocaust Encyclopedia
National Park Service
Department of Labor
Mass Humanities
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia
RESEARCH:
Frances Perkins Center
Oral History (Columbia University)
Papers (FDR Library)
Papers (Columbia University)
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
PROFILES:
New York Times (1/13/1929)
The Atlantic (4/14/2015)
OBITUARIES (5/14/1965):
New York Times