Steffany Muller, age 14, of Pocatello, Ida., for her question:

WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN ON THE PRESIDENT'S CABINET?

A woman named Frances Perkins became the first woman Cabinet member in the United States when she served as secretary of Labor under President Franklin Roosevelt from 1933 until 1945.

Miss Perkins was born in 1882 in Boston and was graduated from Mt. Holyoke College. She served as director of investigations for the New York State Factory Commission from 1912 to 1913 and as chairman of the New York State Industrial Board from 1926 until 1929.

Miss Perkins was largely responsible for the 48 hour week, instead of a 54 hour week, for women working in New York state.

While serving in the Cabinet, Miss Perkins became chairman of the President's Committee on Economic Security.

In 1946 President Harry Truman appointed her a member of the United States Civil Service Commission. She served until 1953.

She wrote two books: "People at Work" in 1934 and "The Roosevelt I Knew" in 1946.