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Perkins, Frances (1882–1965)

By: Bianca Genco-Morrison & Jan L. Hagen
In: Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America
Edited by: John M. Herrick & Paul H. Stuart
Subject:Public Policy, Social Policy (general)

Frances Perkins, the first woman appointed to a U.S. president's cabinet, served as secretary of labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Perkins, who played a central role in establishing U.S. social welfare policy, worked for passage of the historic Social Security ...

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  Genco-Morrison, B., & Hagen, J. (2005). Perkins, frances (1882–1965). In J. M. Herrick, & P. H. Stuart (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social welfare history in North America (pp. 267-267). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952521.n106
  
  Genco-Morrison, B., & Hagen, J. (2005). Perkins, frances (1882–1965). In J. M. Herrick, & P. H. Stuart (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social welfare history in North America (pp. 267-267). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952521.n106
  
  Genco-Morrison, B., & Hagen, J. (2005). Perkins, frances (1882–1965). In J. M. Herrick, & P. H. Stuart (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social welfare history in North America (pp. 267-267). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952521.n106
  
  Genco-Morrison, B., & Hagen, J. (2005). Perkins, frances (1882–1965). In J. M. Herrick, & P. H. Stuart (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social welfare history in North America (pp. 267-267). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952521.n106
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