Case #369.0

Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor

Publication Date: January 01, 1981
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Abstract:
During her study at Mount Holyoke in the early twentieth century, Frances Perkins, daughter of the Yankee middle class, learned about the horrors of industrial America and decided to devote her life to social reform. This case offers a brief biographical sketch of Perkins' life, following her from her various involvements with social reform to her appointment as Secretary of Labor under Franklin Roosevelt. The first woman US cabinet member, she immediately found herself at odds with Mary Anderson, director of the Women's Bureau.

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Teaching Plan:
Available with Educator Access
Case Author:
Megan Jones
Faculty Lead:
Richard Neustadt, Melanie Billings-Yun
Pages (incl. exhibits):
28
Setting:
Fictional
Language:
English