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Frances Perkins served as Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest-running appointee in that position and the first woman in a Presidential cabinet. Her early career began at the New York Consumers League, where she lobbied for better working hours and conditions.
FRANCES PERKINS Commemorative stamp
MEDIUM paper, graphite, ink
ILLUSTRATOR Ferdinand Ralph Petrie (b. 1925)
MODELER V. Jack Ruther
FIRST DAY OF ISSUE April 10, 1980 |