Born in 1880 in Boston, Perkins graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1910. She became active in social reform in her early 20’s after visiting factories and observing dangerous working conditions. She was the first woman appointed as Industrial Commissioner of New York due to her work in Fire Regulations. And in 1933, she was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to his Cabinet as the Secretary of Labor. She was instrumental in passing legislation for unemployment, disability insurance, minimum wage, and Social Security.

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