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Fannie Coralie Perkins (Birthday)
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About this event
Join us in commemorating the birthday of Fannie Coralie Perkins (Francis Perkins), born on this day in1880. Fannie was a workers-rights advocate and the first woman to serve in a US president's cabinet. She served as Franklin D. Roosevelt's Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest-serving in that position. In addition, she was the first LGBTQ person to serve in the U.S. Cabinet.
Learn more:
-- FPC: https://francesperkinscenter.org/life-new/
-- NPS: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/lgbtqheritage/upload/lgbtqtheme-preservation.pdf
-- CU: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/collections/nny/perkinsf/profile.html
-- NPR: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102959041
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