On this day in 1933, FDR appointed Frances Perkins to serve as Secretary of Labor, making her the first woman to serve in the Cabinet. Under her leadership she helped create Social Security, establish a 40-hour work week, and require overtime pay.
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Photos of her work hang in my office to remind me of her trailblazing nature and devotion to the American worker. #WomensHistoryMonth
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