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Frances Perkins
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Studio portrait of Frances Perkins, U.S. Secretary of Labor, who spearheaded the committee planning social security. The photo is inscribed to Arthur Altmeyer, an early director of the Social Security Board.Franklin Roosevelt appointed Frances Perkins as his Secretary of Labor, a position she held for twelve years, longer than any other Secretary of Labor. She was the first woman to hold a cabinet position in the United States.In 1934 she became chairwoman of the President's Committee on Economic Security. From this work, Frances Perkins became the 'mother' of the Social Security Act of 1935.
circa 1930 -- 1939
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Arthur J. Altmeyer Taking the Oath as Assistant Secretary of Labor
June 8, 1934
Arthur J. Altmeyer taking the oath as Assistant Secretary of Labor. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins stands on the left, and Samuel Gompers on the right, Chief Clerk (a son of the famous Presiden...
Arthur J. Altmeyer
1936
Portrait of Arthur J. Altmeyer, a key figure in the creation of the United States Social Security system. Altmeyer was a student of John R. Commons at UW-Madison, where he studied social and labor ...
Banquet Celebrating the Third Anniversary of the signing of the Social Security Act
August 15, 1938
Banquet celebrating the third anniversary of the signing of the Social Security Act. From left to right: David J. Lewis, Congressman from Maryland, and Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York, co-spon...
President F.D. Roosevelt Signs the Social Security Measure
August 14, 1935
President Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act. Surrounding him are: Robert L. Doughton, Senator Barkley, Senator Wagner, Congressman John Dingell, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, Senator Pa...
Formal Portrait of Arthur J. Altmeyer
1935
Quarter-length portrait of Arthur J. Altmeyer, probably during the time he was Chair of the three-person Social Security Board from 1935-1937.
Maurine Mulliner
1937
Maurine Mulliner was the first Executive Secretary to the Social Security Board, beginning in 1936. This photograph is inscribed "To Wilbur [Cohen] with affectionate regards."
