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Frances Perkins

1880 - 1965

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Frances Perkins (born Fannie Coralie Perkins; April 10, 1880 – May 14, 1965) was an American workers-rights advocate who served as the fourth United States Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position. A member of the Democratic Party, Perkins was the first woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet. As a loyal supporter of her longtime friend, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, she helped make labor issues important in the emerging New Deal coalition. She advocated for immigrants’ rights as well. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Frances Perkins is the 16,829th most popular politician (down from 15,781st in 2024), the 10,534th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,603rd in 2019) and the 795th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frances Perkins ranks 16,829 out of 19,576. Before her are Mallikarjun Kharge, Karl Lauterbach, Chrystia Freeland, Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye, Macario Sakay, and Shu-turul. After her are Manouchehr Mottaki, Man Mohan Adhikari, Stefan Everts, Jafar Hassan, Iter-pisha, and Maria Lvova-Belova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Frances Perkins ranks 217. Before her are Eric Carlberg, Vladimir Sukachev, George Herriman, R. H. Tawney, Ernest Townsend, and Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans. After her are Alexander Hall, Thomas Thorstensen, Tom Taylor, Louis Wolheim, Jean Alexandre Barré, and Giles Gilbert Scott. Among people deceased in 1965, Frances Perkins ranks 215. Before her are Chris Berger, Óscar Cristi, Hugh Latimer Dryden, Spike Jones, Samuel King Allison, and Gilbert Colgate. After her are Halvdan Koht, Ray Collins, David Smith, Gheorghe Ciolac, Herb Drury, and Hans Beyer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frances Perkins ranks 10,536 out of 20,380. Before her are Karin Slaughter (1971), Cal Tjader (1925), Haley Bennett (1988), Wanda Hawley (1895), Spencer Dryden (1938), and Cal Ripken Jr. (1960). After her are Roy Estrada (1943), June Anderson (1952), Dan Marino (1961), Brandon Routh (1979), James Dickey (1923), and Deontay Wilder (1985).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Frances Perkins ranks 795. Before her are Tom McMillen (1952), Thomas Ewing (1789), Henry Cabot Lodge (1850), Mae Young (1923), Michael D. Griffin (1949), and Ben Ray Luján (1972). After her are Edward James Roye (1815), Butch Otter (1942), Amy Klobuchar (1960), Jim Inhofe (1934), Terry Branstad (1946), and Sonny Perdue (1946).

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