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In 1935, Sullivan married stage designer Frances Joan Perkins in Westminster in London. In 1939 they were living at 'Hatch Hill' on Kingsley Green at Fernhurst in West Sussex. They remained married until his death. Sullivan died on 19 November 1956 in Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, aged 53. Filmography
Frances Perkins (born Fannie Coralie Perkins; April 10, 1880 [1] [2] – May 14, 1965) was an American workers-rights advocate who served as the fourth United States Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position. A member of the Democratic Party, Perkins was the first woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet.
- Paul Wilson
Cynthia Otis Perkins, then a widow in her seventies, was the center of the family, “an extremely wise woman – worldly wise, as well as spiritually wise,” Frances later explained. “I am extraordinarily the product of my grandmother,” whose wisdom guided her throughout her life. It was at the Brick House, built in 1837 as a wedding gift ...
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Mar 14, 2021 · Frances Perkins was the first female Cabinet secretary in U.S. history and chief architect of FDR’s New Deal. By Ronald G. Shafer. March 14, 2021 at 7:00 a.m. EDT.
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Mar 5, 2020 · Perkins, behind President Roosevelt as he signs part of the New Deal into law on June 6, 1933. AP This article is part of 100 Women of the Year , TIME’s list of the most influential women of the ...
May 4, 2010 · Frances Perkins (1880-1965) achieved historic gains as U.S. secretary of labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. After graduating from Mount Holyoke College, she was a teacher before becoming ...
Apr 16, 2009 · Perkins, as Downey, vividly describes her, was a lady of the old school, who bristled when Sen. Robert Wagner started calling her "Frances" in the 1930s, even though, by then, they had known each ...
