Heather Cox Richardson and 250 to 250: Frances Perkins, Narrated by Cameron Katz
Cameron Katz is the Head of Content + Partnerships at Made By Us, the national network connecting young adults to history and civic life through more than 750 museums, historic sites, libraries, and archives. Katz honors Frances Perkins, the labor secretary whose response to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire led to Social Security, the minimum wage, and the forty-hour work week.
In 1911, Frances Perkins saw the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
- Many workers died in the fire.
- Perkins wanted to make workplaces safer.
- She worked for shorter work hours and better pay.
- She also worked to improve factory safety.
- She became the first woman to serve in a U.S. president's Cabinet.
- Perkins helped create the Social Security Act of 1935.
- She also helped pass the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938.
- The law created a minimum wage, a 40-hour workweek, and banned most child labor.
- Frances Perkins believed everyone should work to improve life for others.
- Today, she is remembered as a leader who helped protect American workers.
POP Interview and Civics Quiz:
- N-400 Part 7:01. When and where have you worked, been self-employed, been unemployed, or studied?
- USCIS 100:33. / 128:43. Who signs bills to become laws?
- USCIS 100:35. / 128:47. What does the President’s Cabinet do?
- USCIS 100:36. / 128:48. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
Family Fun:
- Americans Who Tell The Truth: Frances Perkins
- Delaware: Careers Coloring and Activity Book
- Frances Perkins Center: Resources | Frances and Faith
- NPS: Frances Perkins National Monument
- Rochester Labor: Our Community of Workers coloring book | workbook and more resources
- Women's History Museum: Frances Perkins: The Woman Behind the Weekend, Minimum Wage, and Safer Working Conditions | New Deal lesson plan
- Zinn Education Project: March 4, 1933: Frances Perkins First Woman to Serve in U.S. Cabinet
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