Worcester's Frances Perkins, first female Cabinet member, gets national monument in Maine
Far from the woods of Maine and the government buildings of Washington, Frances Perkins grew up at 18 Cottage St. in ...
Biden to Establish Monument for Trailblazing Frances Perkins
As labor secretary, Perkins helped President Franklin D. Roosevelt formulate policies behind the 1930s New Deal.
Homestead of Frances Perkins, ‘a titan of Maine,’ designated national monument
President Joe Biden on Monday designated the Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle, Maine, a national monument to honor the ...
Biden establishing Frances Perkins National Monument in Maine
President Biden is set to designate a national monument in Maine commemorating pioneering Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, ...
Biden to declare Frances Perkins’ Newcastle home a national monument
She served as secretary of labor for Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945 and spearheaded reforms like Social Security and ...
There's a new national park, but you’ve probably never heard of its trailblazing namesake
Now the National Park Service is honoring her legacy with America’s newest national park, Frances Perkins National Monument ...
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It's Time for a National Monument to Labor Hero Frances Perkins | Opinion
If you work for a living, you owe every comfort—every safety measure, every break, every vacation day—to Frances Perkins ... This past March, Biden signed an executive order to increase ...
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Preserve the Frances Perkins Homestead as a National Park Site
Frances Perkins was a trailblazing woman whose legacy continues to improve the lives of Americans today. Perkins was the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet, and she fought for working ...
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Frances Perkins and Labor Rights
In this extended interview Downey discusses Frances Perkins, a labor rights activist, close friend of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and the first female secretary of labor.