"The door might not be opened to a woman again for a long, long time, and I had a kind of duty to other women to walk in and sit down on the chair that was offered, and so establish the right of others long hence and far distant in geography to sit in the high seats."
- Frances PerkinsThe prominent American politician and labor activist Frances Perkins grew up in an era when women had very few options. She was one of the most well-known women in government at the time, having dedicated her career to advancing workers' rights while serving as President Franklin D. Roosevelt's secr…