#Frances July 18

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July 2026 several of us are going to take on the 30-Day America at 250 Coach4aday Challenge. Each day we share something about America’s unique and quirky history. It can be about a place, an event, or person. Today it about a female named FRANCES who achieved a first in American politics.

Frances Perkins didn’t invent a product or lead an army, but she changed the daily lives of millions of Americans. As the nation’s longest-serving Secretary of Labor, her leadership helped establish workplace protections and economic security that continue to shape American life nearly a century later.

Day 18-Frances Perkins

Frances Perkins holds the distinction of being the longest-serving U.S. Secretary of Labor in American history. She served under President Franklin D. Roosevelt from March 4, 1933, to June 30, 1945—more than 12 years—and became the first woman ever appointed to a U.S. presidential Cabinet.

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She is probably one female leader many Americans have never heard of. This link and the video below will give viewers a glimpse into all of the ways she helped shape the USA today.