Remembering Alexis Margaret Herman, the first Black U.S. secretary of labor, a trailblazer who broke barriers and dedicated ...

Ms. Herman’s ascent in Washington began as head of the Labor Department women’s bureau in the Carter administration in the ...

A social worker, she became a Democratic Party insider and joined President Bill Clinton’s cabinet during his second term.

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