Secret ary ▁of ▁Labor ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁longest ▁serving ▁in ▁that ▁position , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Cab inet . ▁ ▁Frances ▁of ▁Rome ▁( 1 3 8 4 - 1 4 4 0 ), ▁Italian ▁saint , ▁myst ic , ▁organ izer ▁of ▁char itable ▁services ▁and ▁Bened ict ine ▁ob late ▁who ▁founded ▁a ▁religious ▁community ▁of ▁ob l ates ▁▁ ▁Frances ▁Car r , ▁Count ess ▁of ▁Som erset ▁( 1 5 9 0 - 1 6 3 2 ), ▁central ▁figure ▁in ▁a ▁famous ▁sc andal ▁and ▁murder ▁ ▁Frances ▁Lewis ▁Bra ck ett ▁Dam on ▁( 1 8 5 7 – 1 9 3 9 ), ▁American ▁poet , ▁writer ▁ ▁Frances ▁David son , ▁Vis count ess ▁David son ▁( 1 8 9 4 - 1 9 8 5 ), ▁British ▁politician ▁and ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁ ▁Frances ▁Grey , ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Su ff olk ▁( 1 5 1 7 – 1 5 5 9 ), ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁Henry ▁VII ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁mother ▁of ▁Queen ▁Jane ▁Grey ▁ ▁Frances ▁Hy de , ▁Count ess ▁of ▁Clar end on ▁( b apt ised ▁ 1 6 1 7 , ▁died ▁ 1 6 6 7 ), ▁mother - in - law ▁of ▁King ▁James ▁II ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁ ▁mat ernal ▁grand m other ▁of ▁Mary ▁II ▁and ▁Queen ▁Anne ▁ ▁Frances ▁Newton , ▁Lady