As the first female member of the presidential cabinet, Perkins had an unenviable challenge: she had to be as capable, as fearless, as tactful, as politically astute as the other Washington politicians, in order to make it possible for other women to be accepted into the halls of power after her.
Frances Perkins, den første amerikanske minister, havde en utaknemmelig udfordring: hun måtte være lige så dygtig, frygtløs, taktfuld og politisk dreven som de andre politikere i Washington for at gøre det muligt for andre kvinder at blive accepteret i magtens haller.