Washington Monthly1d
Gray Expectations
Caring for my aging father taught me about the massive holes in America’s safety net for the elderly.
Homestead of Frances Perkins, ‘a titan of Maine,’ designated national monument
President Joe Biden has designated the Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle, Maine, a national monument to honor the legacy ...
The Daily News9d
Frances Perkins and the New Deal
The seed for this article was germinating during a conversation my wife, Cindy, and I had with our neighbors, Edna and Lynn ...
The Herald-Standard17dOpinion
EDITORIAL: A trailblazer brought back into the spotlight
The fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York on March 25, 1911, still stands as one of the most devastating ...
Smithsonian Magazine18d
Who Was Frances Perkins? Meet the Trailblazing Workers’ Rights Advocate Whose Homestead Just Became a National Monument
The country’s newest national monument honors Frances Perkins, America’s first female cabinet secretary and a champion of workers’ rights. On Monday, President Joe Biden established the Frances ...
WBAL-TV20d
Biden establishes a national monument for Frances Perkins, the 1st female Cabinet secretary
“Frances Perkins accepted the position as the first ... in U.S. history and is credited with helping establish the Social Security Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and the National Labor ...