Fannie Coralie Perkins

E213096

Fannie Coralie Perkins, better known as Frances Perkins, was the first female U.S. Secretary of Labor and a key architect of New Deal social and labor reforms under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fannie Coralie 1
Fannie Coralie Perkins canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Cabinet member
human
labor activist
politician
social reformer
advisorTo President Franklin D. Roosevelt
alsoKnownAs Frances Perkins
appointedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
awardReceived Honorary degrees from multiple U.S. universities
contributedTo Fair Labor Standards Act
surface form: Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

development of Social Security in the United States
establishment of maximum hours regulations
establishment of minimum wage laws
restrictions on child labor in the United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1880-04-10
dateOfDeath 1965-05-14
educatedAt Columbia University
Mount Holyoke College
School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
surface form: University of Pennsylvania (coursework in economics and sociology)
employer U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York

United States Department of Labor
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Perkins
fieldOfWork industrial relations
labor policy
social welfare policy
givenName Fannie Coralie Perkins self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fannie Coralie
hasChild Susanna Wilson
influencedBy Progressive reformers of the early 20th century
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
movement New Deal
Progressive Era reform movement
notableFor advocacy for workers’ rights and social insurance
being the first female United States Cabinet member
being the first female United States Secretary of Labor
role in designing New Deal labor and social policies
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
positionHeld New York State Industrial Commissioner
United States Secretary of Labor
chair of the New York State Industrial Commission
member of the New York City Board of Education
religion Episcopal Church
residence New York City
Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender female
spouse Paul Caldwell Wilson
workLocation New York City
Washington, D.C.

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Frances Perkins birthName Fannie Coralie Perkins
Fannie Coralie Perkins givenName Fannie Coralie Perkins self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fannie Coralie