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Frances Perkins was the first woman as the Secretary of Labor. Before this, she was involved in the New York Consumer's League. During a lecture at Cornell University, Perkins recalls being in New York at the time of the fire, and hearing the sound of bodies hitting the pavement.
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From Cornell University
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"I came to Washington to work for God, FDR, and the millions of forgotten, plain common workingmen." |
Before long Perkins was on a citizen committee whose goal was the improvement of working conditions. When she was the Secretary of Labor years later, she influenced the nation in favor of the better working conditions.
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