So that people would take her more serious.
Fannie is a nickname for the name Frances or Fanny.
It was Frances Perkins (April 10, 1880 - May 14, 1965), born Fannie Coralie Perkins, was the U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, and the first woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet.
The name Fannie is often a diminutive or affectionate form of the name Frances or Francesca. It can also be derived from other names like Vanessa. In some contexts, it may stand alone as a given name.
Fannie Chaney's birth name is Fannie Lee Roberth.
Fannie Farmer was American.
Fannie Bourke is 5' 8".
Fannie Sellins was born in 1872.
Fannie Greenberg died in 2007.
Fannie Greenberg was born in 1895.
Fannie Salter died in 1966.
Fannie Salter was born in 1883.
Fannie Hurst died in 1968.