TODAY IN LABOR HISTORY: March 4, 1933 - Frances Perkins Named Secretary of Labor

President Franklin D. Roosevelt names Frances Perkins to be Secretary of Labor. Perkins became the first female cabinet member in U.S. history and was the driving force behind the New Deal, credited with formulating policies to shore up the national economy following the nation’s most serious economic crisis and helping to create the modern middle class. - March 4, 1933