Being a woman has only bothered me in climbing trees.
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Birth: | 10th April, 1880 |
Death: | 14th May, 1965 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Politician |
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Frances Perkins Wilson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was an American politician. She was the U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position, and the first woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet. During her term as Secretary of Labor, she executed many aspects of the New Deal, including the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Public Works Administration and its successor the Federal Works Agency, and the labor portion of the National Industrial Recovery Act. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry and physics in 1902. She obtained a master's degree in political science from Columbia University in 1910.
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