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To one who believes that really good industrial conditions are the hope for a machine civilization, nothing is more heartening than to watch conference methods and education replacing police methods

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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
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Boston
Massachusetts
Frances Coralie Perkins
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