[DOC] [TLE] Frances Perkins - Wikipedia [PAR] Frances Perkins Wilson was an American sociologist and workers-rights 
advocate who served as the U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the 
longest serving in that position, and the first woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet
. As a loyal supporter of her friend, Franklin D. Roosevelt, she helped pull the ... 
She became the first woman to hold a cabinet position in the United States... [DOC] [TLE] Frances Perkins - Civil Servant, Government Official - Biography.com [PAR] Apr 7, 2016 ... She was the first female to serve in the U.S. presidential cabinet. ... service, 
Perkins made history in 1933 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed 
her be to the U.S. Secretary of Labor, the first women to hold a U.S. cabinet 
position. ... got a teaching job in Illinois and changed her name to Frances. [DOC] [TLE] Frances Perkins Center | Her Life: The Woman Behind the New Deal [PAR] Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and the first woman to serve as a 
cabinet .... Ultimately, she left Worcester for a teaching position at Ferry Hall, an 
elite school ... Further demonstrating her independence, she changed her name 
and her .... President-elect Roosevelt asked Frances Perkins to serve in his 
cabinet as... [DOC] [TLE] Frances Perkins - Women's History - HISTORY.com [PAR] Find out more about the history of Frances Perkins, including videos, ... Website 
Name ... first to hold a U.S. cabinet post with her appointment by Roosevelt in 
1933. ... Security and Fair Labor Standards Acts. After resigning her position in 
1945, ... Tags; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Great Depression; New Deal; Women's 
History... [DOC] [TLE] Women's Milestones in U.S. Government [PAR] In 1987, Congress named the month of March, National Women's History Month. 
... In 1775, Goddard became the first woman postmaster in the country (in 
Baltimore), and in ... woman to receive a patent, for a bed that folded up into a 
cabinet. ... 1933 - Frances Perkins is appointed secretary of labor by President 
Franklin D. [DOC] [TLE] Frances Perkins - United States History [PAR] The role of Frances Perkins in the history of the United States of America. ... Her 
birth name was Fanny Coralie, which she later legally changed to Frances. ... in 
1929, that then governor Franklin D. Roosevelt promoted Perkins to be the 
Industrial ... making her the first woman in the United States to hold a Cabinet 
position. [DOC] [TLE] Frances Perkins | United States secretary of labor | Britannica.com [PAR] U.S. secretary of labor during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Besides 
being the first woman to be appointed to a cabinet post, she also served one of ... 
Frances Perkins, original name Fannie Coralie Perkins (born April 10, 1882, 
Boston, ... In that position she lobbied successfully for improved wages and 
working... [DOC] [TLE] Frances Perkins (1880-1965) - The George Washington University [PAR] [picture: Frances Perkins at the White House after FDR's death, 1945] ... the first 
female cabinet member when FDR appointed her Secretary of Labor, a position 
... (She later legally changed her name to Frances Perkins and in 1913 when she 
... hold the post, initially refused and suggested a woman trade unionist instead. [DOC] [TLE] The First Woman to Hold a Cabinet Position: Frances Perkins ... [PAR] Apr 12, 2011 ... The First Woman to Hold a Cabinet Position: Frances Perkins ... when Franklin 
Roosevelt was elected president, he named Frances ... Meanwhile, from the 
article link in my post I read that: Frances Perkins was secretary of... [DOC] [TLE] Mass Moments: Frances Perkins Born in Boston [PAR] ... receive Mass Moments daily in their email, and if they post a question to the ... .
..in 1880, Frances Perkins, the first woman to hold a cabinet position, was ... 
when Franklin Roosevelt was elected president, he named Frances... [DOC] [TLE] Frances Perkins - Social Security [PAR] In 1933, Franklin Roosevelt appointed Ms. Perkins as his Secretary of Labor, a 
position ... of Labor and making her the first woman

Question: Named to this post by FDR, Frances Perkins was the 1st woman to hold a position in the cabinet
Answer: Secretary of Labor