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[I] wrote to anybody I knew who had any connection at all with charities to say I wanted a job, but had no experience.

— Frances Perkins A Woman Unafraid (1993)

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Who is that tall, thin young man with the pince-nez, who seems constantly to be looking down his nose at people?

Madame Secretary: Frances Perkins (1970)

I thought witch-hunting was a thing of the past, but that's what this 'red-baiting' immigration squad is doing. They see communists behind every foreign name.

Madame Secretary: Frances Perkins (1970)

From this day forward, I will be a Doer of the Word and not as Hearer only, whenever and wherever I see the need.

Madame Secretary: Frances Perkins (1970)

The day I need an armed bodyguard is the day I admit my job's too much for a woman.

Madame Secretary: Frances Perkins (1970)

Organized labor has always had one of its own people as Secretary and will expect to continue to have. I do not qualify.

Madame Secretary: Frances Perkins (1970)

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