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No kitchen cabinet this: Frances Perkins becomes secretary of labor.(TEACHING WITH ONLINE PRIMARY SOURCES: DOCUMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES)
Franklin D. Roosevelt took the oath of office as the thirty-second President of the United States on Saturday, March 4, 1933. The same day he called the U.S. Senate into a special session to consider his ten nominees for his cabinet. In just 24 minutes, the Senate confirmed all ten. Among them was Frances Perkins as Secretary of Labor. (1)
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Bernstein, Jared October 7, 1999 700+ words
WASHINGTON _ When Frances Perkins, who became the first female Cabinet member, was offered the job of Labor Secretary, she told President Franklin D. Roosevelt...
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