![]() The factory employed hundreds of workers, mostly young and impoverished women. Frances Perkins happened to stumble upon the horrific scene. On Mathe notorious Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire occurred in New York City. She visited factories, interviewed workers and took notes on their wages, hours, and working conditions and learned the cold-hard facts of industrial life. Although she majored in both chemistry and physics, Perkins was always fascinated by her economics electives and began developing the necessary tools that she later would need as Secretary of Labor. Lyon’s empowering adage to the young ladies at Mount Holyoke was: “Go Forward, attempt great things, accomplish great things” (Downey 11). Foundations in Economics and Laborīorn in Boston to well-educated parents on April 10, 1880, Frances Perkins attended the women’s college Mount Holyoke, founded by Mary Lyon, a pioneer in women’s education. Roosevelt Presidential Library honors Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor and the first woman appointed to a presidential cabinet. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() To commemorate Women’s History Month, the Franklin D. Honoring the Achievements of FDR’s Secretary of Laborīy Jessica Breitman, SUNY New Paltz, FDR Library Intern ![]()
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