SUMMONED: Frances Perkins - Perkins was the first woman ever to be appointed to a U.S. cabinet position. She helped create Social Security and the 40-hour work week. See the life of this remarkable woman. | KEET TV

On March 4, 1933, the same day as FDR's inauguration, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Frances Perkins as Secretary of Labor. She was the first woman to hold a cabinet position. | American Experience | PBS

On March 4, 1933, the same day as FDR's inauguration, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Frances Perkins as Secretary of Labor. She was the first woman to hold a cabinet position. Perkins oversaw the establishment of key New Deal legislation like the Fair Labor Standards Act and Social Security Act. | American Experience | PBS

“This is the largest interruption of benefits in the history of this program put into law 90 years ago by Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Frances Perkins.” – Former Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O’Malley | Social Security Works