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Most of man's problems upon this planet, in the long history of the race, have been met and solved either partially or as a whole by experiment based on common sense and carried out with courage.
Frances Perkins
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Frances Perkins
Age: 85 †
Born: 1880
Born: April 10
Died: 1965
Died: May 14
Factory Inspector
Former United States Secretary Of Labor
Politician
Sociologist
Boston
Massachusetts
Frances Coralie Perkins
Frances Perkins Wilson
Men
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