She nearly missed the president’s inauguration, but when she got there, she stole the spotlight. On a mud-swept afternoon in ...
President Joe Biden established a new national monument Monday honoring Frances Perkins, the first woman to hold a Cabinet position. Perkins, who served as labor secretary from 1933 to 1945 ...
(CNN) — Here is a look at women in business, education, government and sports who have broken through the glass ceiling and become the first in their respective positions in the United States. 1739 - ...
Struggling against American xenophobia, racism, and antisemitism in the 1930s, Labor Secretary Frances Perkins—the first ...