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Us Department of Labor: Jshq: Remembering Frances Perkins

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A biography of Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor under Franklin Roosevelt, from the Job Safety and Health Quarterly. A good description of her tireless work in improving working conditions in the United States. (Published Fall 2002)

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child labor laws
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factory safety, fair labor standards, minimum wage laws, social reform, civil service commission, fair labor standards act, franklin roosevelt, new deal legislation, secretary of labor, social security act, triangle shirtwaist fire, frances perkins
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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