“Frances Perkins, to many people, was a buried history. Today changes that, and so I feel like it's just a really special moment to honor her, but also remind ourselves that we need to do our ...

Frances Perkins was a trailblazer whose legacy during the New Deal Era continues to improve the lives of people today. Perkins spent her life ... helping to put unemployed Americans back to work ...

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.

Frances Perkins’s agenda for the Labor Department put her at odds with the country’s tradition of restrictive immigration legislation.

Frances Perkins was a trailblazing woman whose legacy continues to improve the lives of Americans today. In December 2024, President Joe Biden declared the Frances Perkins homestead in Newcastle, ...