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Frances Perkins - first female cabinet member...
Frances Perkins - first female cabinet member...
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March 01, 1933
THE BOSTON HERALD, March 1, 1933
* Frances Perkins is picked for cabinet position
* First Woman to serve in a presidential cabinet
* Fourth United States Secretary of Labor
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
The front-page has a 2 line, 2 column heading announcing the historic appointment of the first female to a U.S. President's cabinet: "Roosevelt Completes Cabinet With Miss Perkins and Roper", with subheads: "First Woman Ever to Sit in Official Family to Head Labor Dept." and "Walsh Named Attorney General." Includes a two-column photo captioned: "Miss Francis Perkins."
Other front-page articles include: "Germany Goes Under Virtual Martial Law", "Thumb Grafted On To Man's Hand", "Ely Demands Foote's Resignation...", and more.
Complete in 26 pages, browned a bit at the edges, minor toning at the mid-fold, otherwise in good condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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