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I came to Washington to work for God, FDR, and the millions of forgotten, plain common workingmen.

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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
Plain
Washington
Forgotten
Millions
Came
Common
Work

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