We here at The Last Word would like to remind you of the role Frances Perkins played in Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, especially in the creation of Social Security. Here’s a look back at ...

HAMPTON — Did you know that Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve in a cabinet position for a U.S. president? Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed Perkins Secretary of Labor in 1933 ...

In August 2024, the Biden Administration signaled plans to designate the Maine homestead of former Labor Secretary Frances Perkins — the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet and a key ...

Janek Ambros and Assembly Line Entertainment have teamed up with Nando Vila and Pop Front Pictures to produce a biopic on Frances Perkins, the true story of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Secretary ...

The average age was 59; the predominant gender was male, except for Frances Perkins, Roosevelt's controversial pick for secretary of labor. Perkins was 52, rather plain, and deliberately dressed ...

Now, the woman who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's social conscience Labor Secretary Frances Perkins is getting some well-deserved attention. Kirstin Downey's excellent new biography of Perkins ...