This New York Industrial Commissioner led progressive reforms by expanding factory investigations, reducing the female work-week to 48 hours, and championing minimum wage and welfare laws.
This New York Industrial Commissioner led progressive reforms by expanding factory investigations, reducing the female work-week to 48 hours, and championing minimum wage and welfare laws. It was in this position that a New York Governor and future President came to know her. Holding the post of Secretary of Labor for a record 12 years, she chaired the President's Committee on Economic Security. For ten points, name this woman who oversaw the construction of the Social Security Act of 1935, the first woman to hold a Cabinet position.
This New York Industrial Commissioner led progressive reforms by expanding factory investigations, reducing the female work-week to 48 hours, and championing minimum wage and welfare laws.
Francis {Perkins}