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

WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor leaders, politicians and civil rights activists are mourning the death of Alexis Herman, the first ...

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

Herman was only three months into running the Labor Department when 185,000 unionized UPS workers went on strike in early August 1997, hobbling package deliveries nationwide.

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“My work has always been a source of fulfillment," Herman said at the time. Herman married Dr. Charles Franklin in 2000, a Black physician well known for his advocacy on behalf of his alma ...

Herman married Dr. Charles Franklin in 2000, a Black physician well known for his advocacy on behalf of his alma mater, Howard University. He died in 2014.

Alexis Herman, who as a child in Alabama watched ... Her husband of 14 years, physician Charles Franklin Jr., died in 2014. He had three children from previous marriages. Complete information ...