Frances Perkins became the first woman cabinet member when FDR put her to work in this post
[DOC] [TLE] Frances Perkins and the New Deal - US Department of Labor Blog [PAR] Sep 5, 2013 ... Frances Perkins was fond of saying that there was no New Deal blueprint before 
Franklin Roosevelt became President on March 4, 1933, that ... Labor and first 
woman cabinet member that the New Deal began on March 25, 1911, ...