Frances Perkins giving a speech to the steelworkers union

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Caption on reverse [translation]: "Female Secretary Perkins. (Indianapolis) Rengo February 27. Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, the first American female cabinet secretary, attended and gave a speech at the national meeting of the national steelworkers union recently held here. This was her first address in front of a large audience of this kind, but she surprised all with her unexpectedly impressive demeanor. Photograph: Labor Secretary Perkins addressing the meeting."

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