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Frances Perkins, who was Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, was the first woman to serve in any president's cabinet.
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Who is Roberta Harris?
Roberta Harris was the first woman to serve in the Presidents Cabinet in 1896
Was Franklin Roosevelt's secretary of labor the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet?
Yes - her name was Frances Perklins.
Who appointed Patricia Roberts Harris to serve in cabinet?
US President Jimmy Carter appointed her secretary of housing and urban development in 1977. She was the first African American woman to join the Cabinet.
What year did the first woman serve in president's cabinet?
Franklin Roosevelt was the first President to appoint a woman to his cabinet. In 1933 he appointed Frances Perkins to be Secretary of Labor. (The next president to appoint a women to his cabinet was Dwight Eisenhower in 1953.)Before that, she was appointed by FDR as New York's industrial commissioner when he was still the governor. She gained much respect in as a result of leading progressive reform and championing minimum wages and unemployment insurance laws.In the United States, Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve in the Cabinet. President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed her Secretary of Labor in 1933.
Who was your nations first woman cabinet member?
My nation is Australia. Our first female cabinet member was Enid Lyons, in 1949. ________________________________________________________________
Who was the first African American Woman to serve in president's cabinet?
roberta harris
Who is Roberta Harris?
Roberta Harris was the first woman to serve in the Presidents Cabinet in 1896
Frances Perkins became the first woman to serve in the Cabinet after?
Edith Wharton won the Pulitzer Prize.
Franklin D. Roosevelt's secretary of labor first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet?
Frances Perkins
Was Franklin Roosevelt's secretary of labor the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet?
Yes - her name was Frances Perklins.
Who was the first woman to serve in the cabinet of the president FDR?
Frances Perkins, who served as Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945.
Who appointed Patricia Roberts Harris to serve in cabinet?
US President Jimmy Carter appointed her secretary of housing and urban development in 1977. She was the first African American woman to join the Cabinet.
What was Dame Doris Johnson first to be?
first woman cabinet
Who was the first woman to serve in the U.S congress?
Jeannette Rankin was the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress in 1916
What year did the first woman serve in president's cabinet?
Franklin Roosevelt was the first President to appoint a woman to his cabinet. In 1933 he appointed Frances Perkins to be Secretary of Labor. (The next president to appoint a women to his cabinet was Dwight Eisenhower in 1953.)Before that, she was appointed by FDR as New York's industrial commissioner when he was still the governor. She gained much respect in as a result of leading progressive reform and championing minimum wages and unemployment insurance laws.In the United States, Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve in the Cabinet. President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed her Secretary of Labor in 1933.
Who was your nations first woman cabinet member?
My nation is Australia. Our first female cabinet member was Enid Lyons, in 1949. ________________________________________________________________
Who was the fisrt woman to serve the congress?
Jeannette Rankin was the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress in 1916
