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- Birth nameFannie Coralie Perkins
- Frances Perkins was born on April 10, 1880 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was married to Paul Caldwell Wilson. She died on May 14, 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousePaul Caldwell Wilson(1913 - 1952) (his death, 1 child)
- First female US cabinet secretary. Appointed secretary of labor by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Term of office: 4 March 1933-30 June 1945.
- Legally changed her name to Frances Perkins.
- Refused to use her husband's last name as her own.
- Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1982.
- Inducted into the US Department of Labor's Hall of Fame in 1989.
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