Franklin, Barbara Hackman, 1940-
Barbara Hackman Franklin (born March 19, 1940) is an American government official, corporate director, and business executive. She served as the 29th U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1992 to 1993.
Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, she graduated from Hempfield High School in Landisville, Pennsylvania before earning a B.A. degree from Penn State University and an M.B.A. degree from the Harvard Business School. For several years after her graduation, she worked in the corporate world. She joined the Singer Company in New York City, first in the consumer products division and then as a member of the corporate planning staff. . After four years there, she became the assistant vice president on the corporate planning staff of the First National City Bank (later Citibank) in New York City from 1969 to 1971. In 1971, while at the First National City Bank, Franklin was recruited by President Richard Nixon to bring more qualified women into high-level, policy-making government positions.
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