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This week, we explore the life of the first woman Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins, and how in the midst of the Great Depression she helped reshape the nation by fighting for minimum wage, Social Security, and unemplo...
Frances Perkins Goes To Washington is an episode from Throughline by NPR. This week, we explore the life of the first woman Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins, and how in the midst of the Great Depression she helped reshape the nation by f...
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Published May 19, 2026, 16:08 long, audio available.
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Published May 19, 2026 and 16:08 long