Frances Perkins is no longer a household name, yet she was one of the most influential women of the twentieth century …. Frances Perkins was named Secretary of Labor by Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. As the first female cabinet secretary, at the …

Purpose This paper aims to achieve four things: to build on recent discussion on the neglect of Frances Perkins … revealing how its practices as a field of study serve to leave certain people (i.e. Frances Perkins), influences (i.e. the … Frances Perkins. Achievements in labour, industry and management of organizations, credited to the New Deal, are overlooked in …

Purpose – This paper aims to depict the pivotal role played by Rose Schneiderman and Frances Perkins in early twentieth …