<description>&lt;div&gt;Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet. She’s the reason we have Social Security. She led the fight to end child labor, to establish a minimum wage and to create the 40-hour work week. In this episode, we find out how this remarkable woman got her start. Did it help that her birth name was Fanny??? Possibly! Bad names build character!&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;em&gt;Remember, kids, history hoes always cite their sources! For this episode, Kristin pulled from: &lt;br&gt; &lt;/em&gt;The documentary, “Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare.”&lt;br&gt; The book, “The Woman Behind the New Deal,” by Kirstin Downey&lt;br&gt; The Frances Perkins Center website&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Are you enjoying An Old Timey Podcast? Then please leave us a 5-star rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts!&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Are you *really* enjoying An Old Timey Podcast? Well, calm down, history ho! You can get more of us on Patreon at &lt;a href="http://patreon.com/oldtimeypodcast"&gt;patreon.com/oldtimeypodcast&lt;/a&gt;. At the $5 level, you’ll get a monthly bonus episode (with video!), access to our 90’s style chat room, plus the entire back catalog of bonus episodes from Kristin’s previous podcast, Let’s Go To Court.&lt;/div&gt; </description>

An Old Timey Podcast

An Old Timey Podcast

28: Frances Perkins Fights For Workers Rights (Part 1)

OCT 23, 202499 MIN
An Old Timey Podcast

28: Frances Perkins Fights For Workers Rights (Part 1)

OCT 23, 202499 MIN

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<div>Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet. She’s the reason we have Social Security. She led the fight to end child labor, to establish a minimum wage and to create the 40-hour work week. In this episode, we find out how this remarkable woman got her start. Did it help that her birth name was Fanny??? Possibly! Bad names build character!<br> <br> <em>Remember, kids, history hoes always cite their sources! For this episode, Kristin pulled from: <br> </em>The documentary, “Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare.”<br> The book, “The Woman Behind the New Deal,” by Kirstin Downey<br> The Frances Perkins Center website<br> <br> Are you enjoying An Old Timey Podcast? Then please leave us a 5-star rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts!<br> <br> Are you *really* enjoying An Old Timey Podcast? Well, calm down, history ho! You can get more of us on Patreon at <a href="http://patreon.com/oldtimeypodcast">patreon.com/oldtimeypodcast</a>. At the $5 level, you’ll get a monthly bonus episode (with video!), access to our 90’s style chat room, plus the entire back catalog of bonus episodes from Kristin’s previous podcast, Let’s Go To Court.</div>