orig. Fannie Coralie Perkins
born April 10, 1882, Boston, Mass., U.S.
died May 14, 1965, New York, N.Y.
U.S. public official.
She became a social worker in New York City and a leader in organizations aiming to improve working conditions for women. From 1929 to 1933 she served as state industrial commissioner under New York Gov. minimum wage , a maximum workweek, and unemployment compensation; she also helped draft the Social Security Act and supervised the Fair Labor Standards Act (1938). She was later a U.S. Civil Service commissioner (1945–53).