“The accusation that we are establishing a bureaucracy is a bit silly... A government bureau is the only way we have of expressing the permanent interest of the people.”

About Frances Perkins

Public Servant • American

Frances Perkins was an American workers-rights advocate who served as the U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest-serving in that position. As the first woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet, she was a key...