Frances Perkins Quotes


It's only when we're relaxed that the thing way down deep in all of us - call it the subconscious mind, the spirit, what you will - has a chance to well up and tell us how we shall go.


Citations

Perkins, Frances. The Roosevelt I Knew. Viking Press, 1946.

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Frances Perkins
Frances Perkins
  • Born: April 10, 1880
  • Died: May 14, 1965
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Frances Perkins was an American workers-rights advocate who served as the U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position. She made history as the first woman to serve in any presidential U.S. Cabinet. As a loyal supporter of her longtime friend, Franklin D. Roosevelt, she helped make labor issues important in the emerging New Deal coalition. She was one of two of the Roosevelt cabinet members to remain in office for his entire presidency.