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| 1. | Frances, 1882–1965, U.S. sociologist: Secretary of Labor 1933–45. |
| 2. | Maxwell (Evarts), 1884–1947, U.S. editor. |
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American social reformer and public official. As U.S. secretary of labor (1933-1945) she was the first woman to hold a cabinet position. |
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