Rebecca Brenner Graham

“expert witness in the aftermath of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. NEW YORK CONSUMERS’ LEAGUE. Executive Secretary. 1910–1912. Surveyed businesses and managed a team of volunteers to identify problems and propose regulations. Remained on the Board of Directors following departure. PHILADELPHIA RESEARCH AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION. 1907–1909. Found facts regarding the exploitation of women and girls from minority communities and devised solutions to help. HULL HOUSE. VOLUNTEER. 1904–1907. Assisted nurses, political campaigns, research on social problems, and publications, as well as other duties as assigned. FERRY HALL. TEACHER. 1904–1906. Taught chemistry at all-girls college-preparatory school outside Chicago.”
― Rebecca Brenner Graham, Dear Miss Perkins: A Story of Frances Perkins's Efforts to Aid Refugees from Nazi Germany

“U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. Cabinet Secretary. 1933–1945. First female Cabinet Secretary and longest-serving Labor Secretary in U.S. history. Key architect of New Deal legislation, including social security and the minimum wage. Spearheaded efforts to aid refugees from Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1940. STATE OF NEW YORK. Industrial Commissioner. 1929–1933. First female member of the governor’s cabinet in New York. Advised the governor on industrial and labor policies and managed the largest State Labor Department in the U.S. STATE OF NEW YORK. Member of the Industrial Commission. 1919–1921; 1923–1929. Mediated disputes among employers, labor organizers, and union members across the state. NEW YORK STATE FACTORY INVESTIGATING COMMISSION. Chief Investigator. 1912–1915. Executive Secretary of Committee on Safety of the City of New York and New York State Factory Investigating Commission. Investigated factories, lobbied for labor reform legislation, and served as expert”
― Rebecca Brenner Graham, Dear Miss Perkins: A Story of Frances Perkins's Efforts to Aid Refugees from Nazi Germany