Frances Perkins vs Lise Meitner
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Compare the life timelines of Frances Perkins (1880–1965) and Lise Meitner (1878–1968) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1880 to 1965.
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Frances Perkins (1880–1965)
- — Born in Boston, Massachusetts Verified
- — Graduated from Mount Holyoke College Verified
- — Earned a master's degree from Columbia University Verified
- — Witnessed the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire Verified
- — Appointed New York State Industrial Commissioner Verified
- — Became U.S. Secretary of Labor Verified
- — Chaired the committee that drafted the Social Security Act Verified
- — Oversaw passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act Verified
- — Served on the U.S. Civil Service Commission Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified
Lise Meitner (1878–1968)
- — Born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary Verified
- — Earned doctorate in physics from the University of Vienna Verified
- — Moved to Berlin and began collaboration with Otto Hahn Verified
- — Co-discovered the element protactinium with Otto Hahn Verified
- — Became first woman appointed full professor of physics in Germany Verified
- — Fled Nazi Germany to Sweden Verified
- — Published the first theoretical explanation of nuclear fission Verified
- — Received the Enrico Fermi Award Verified
- — Died in Cambridge, England Verified