Frances Perkins Autographs
Frances Perkins (born Fannie Coralie Perkins; April 10, 1880 – May 14, 1965) was an American workers-rights advocate who served as the fourth United States secretary of labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position. A member of the Democratic Party, Perkins was the first woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet. As a loyal supporter of her longtime friend, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, she helped make labor issues important in the emerging New Deal coalition. She advocated for immigrants’ rights as well. She was one of two Roosevelt cabinet members to remain in office for his entire presidency (the other being Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes).
Perkins's most important role came in developing a policy for social security in 1935. She also helped form government policy for working with labor unions, although some union leaders distrusted her. Perkins's Labor Department helped to mediate strikes by way of the United States Conciliation Service. She dealt with numerous labor issues during World War II, when skilled labor was vital to the economy and women were moving into jobs formerly held by men.
Perkins was born in Boston. After graduating from Mount Holyoke College, she briefly worked as a teacher and at the Hull House settlement in Chicago. She obtained graduate degrees at Columbia University and became a labor leader and consumer advocate in New York City, where she first met Roosevelt in 1910. Perkins was appointed a commissioner in New York City government and later in the state government. On January 14, 1929, Perkins was appointed the head of New York's Department of Labor, in the role of Industrial Commissioner, by Roosevelt when he was governor of New York. She addressed the early effects of the Great Depression in this role. When Roosevelt was elected president in 1932, Perkins was asked to join his cabinet and she presented him with a list of programs to help workers. She oversaw many New Deal programs during the Depression and labor programs during World War II. The Frances Perkins Building, headquarters of the U.S. Labor Department, is named for her, and she is remembered with a feast day in the Episcopal Church.
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Traded items with a signature of Frances Perkins
The most expensive item with a signature of Frances Perkins (Franklin D. Roosevelt Letter Signed - To First Female Secretary Frances Perkins) was sold in January 2023 for $1,312.50 while the cheapest item (FRANCES PERKINS - VINTAGE HAND SIGNED LETTER CLIP WITH IMAGE WITH FDR- IMPORTANT) found a new owner for $0.99 in February 2020. The month with the most items sold (1) was July 2008 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of Frances Perkins. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2023 with $1,312.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was February 2020. In average, an autographed item from Frances Perkins is worth $24.14.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Frances Perkins were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1938 AUTOGRAPH FRANCES PERKINS WILSON FDR'S LABOR SECRETARY 1ST WOMAN IN CABINET | $50.00 |  |
| First Woman Cabinet Member Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins Autograph Letter | $34.95 | |
| FRANCES PERKINS (1880-1965) signed GPC/index card | Sec. of Labor - Autograph | $34.99 | |
| Frances Perkins - First Female on US Cabinet - Autographed 1960 Letter (TLS) | $23.27 | |
| FRANCES PERKINS - VINTAGE HAND SIGNED LETTER CLIP WITH IMAGE WITH FDR- IMPORTANT | $0.99 | |
| FRANCES PERKINS 1st Woman in President's Cabinet: FDRs Sec of Labor Signed Photo | $12.38 | |
| Frances Perkins Secretary of Labor 1st Women Cabinet Member Signed Autograph | $50.00 | |
| Frances Perkins SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED Letter First Woman US Cabinet Labor New Deal | $249.99 | |
| FRANCES PERKINS signed index card SECRETARY OF LABOR first woman cabinet member | $59.98 | |
| Frances Perkins U.S. Secretary of Labor Autograph Signature First Female Cabinet | $19.99 | |
| Frances Perkins, Signed Typed Letter on Labor Dept. Letterhead, FDR, US Cabinet | $75.00 | |
| FRANCES PERKINS. Signed Card. Appt by FDR as 1st Woman in a President's Cabinet. | $15.00 | |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt Letter Signed - To First Female Secretary Frances Perkins | $1,312.50 | |
| MARGARET TRUMAN SIGNED 1980 FRANCES PERKINS FIRST DAY OF ISSUE STAMPED ENVELOPE | $11.99 | |
| SIGNED Photo Autograph PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Secretary FRANCES PERKINS 1947 RRR | $34.95 | |
