Frances Perkins became the first woman cabinet member when FDR put her to work in this post
When governor-elect Roosevelt of New York offered her a post on the 
State... [DOC] [TLE] Frances Perkins (1880-1965) - AFL-CIO [PAR] Frances Perkins was secretary of labor for the 12 years of Franklin D. Roosevelt's 
presidency and the first woman to hold a Cabinet post.