Frances Perkins Goes To Washington | Throughline
May 19, 2026
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as posted by the channelThis week, we explore the life of the first woman Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins, and how in the midst of the Great Depression she helped reshape the nation by fighting for minimum wage, Social Security, and unemployment insurance.
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