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The collection contains six journals of Charles H. White beginning on 17 May 1899 - 5 March 1901, plus one missionary notebook. It also contains one volume of the Southern States Mission Journal of John Francis Perkins, 14 July 1899 - 11 June 1900, and two copies of Perkins' missionary blessing given by President Seymour B. Young.
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Frances Perkins (1880-1965) was the first woman appointed to a U.S. cabinet post and the longest-serving Secretary of Labor. Perkins had a long and illustrious record as a social activist: she reorganized New York state's factory inspections system, advocated the Workmen's Compensation Act, and promoted the legislative protection of women and child laborers. As U.S. Secretary of Labor under Roosevelt she helped develop major New Deal legislation, including the Social Security Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Always regarded with some hostility by both organized labor and the business community, Perkins survived an attempt to impeach her in 1939. As one of the most distinguished and trai...