Frances Perkins: “The Only Woman in the Room”
by Editorial Writer Molly KozikThe 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women’s right to vote, was added to the U.S. Constitution on August 18, 1920. Just 13 years later, Frances Perkins became the first woman to hold a cabinet position in the White House. When President Franklin Roosevelt was sworn in on March 4, 1933, Perkins became his … Read more