President Joe Biden named the most women as secretaries to his first-term Cabinet, with five: former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen as Secretary of the Treasury; U.S. representative …

A member of the Democratic Party, Perkins was the first woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet. As a loyal supporter of her longtime friend, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, she …

Oct 5, 2023 · Frances Perkins was the first woman to ever hold a position on the U.S. cabinet, making history. This also made her the first woman to enter the presidential line of succession. …

Jan 23, 2025 · Frances Perkins became the 1st woman appointed to a presidential Cabinet when she was sworn in as Secretary of Labor on March 4, 1933. Frances Perkins was born in …

Sep 16, 2019 · Frances Perkins (April 10, 1880 — May 14, 1965) became the first woman to serve in a president's cabinet when she was appointed the Secretary of Labor by Franklin D. …

Jan 26, 2025 · The first woman presidential Cabinet member, Frances Perkins, greets President Franklin D. Roosevelt upon his return to the White House from the 1943 Tehran Conference. …

Jul 20, 2017 · A social worker who became the first woman to serve on a president’s cabinet, Frances Perkins was an uncompromising woman in a man’s world. She fought for safety …

The first woman elected president of a country was Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland, who won the 1980 presidential election as well as three subsequent elections, remaining in office for a total …

Dec 8, 2024 · His appointment of Susie Wiles to be his chief of staff makes her the first woman to hold that position in U.S. history. And he has chosen other women for high-level posts, such …

May 10, 2017 · Perkins was the first woman to hold a position on the President’s Cabinet. Way before Sandra Day O’Connor became the first U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Allen was dishing …