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FACT SHEET: President Biden Designates Frances Perkins …
1 day ago · The Frances Perkins National Monument will be President Biden’s 13 th use of the Antiquities Act and his fourth new national monument commemorating a site that helps tell a more complete ...
A Proclamation on the Establishment of the Frances Perkins …
20 hours ago · Few Americans have had deeper influence in shaping labor and social policy in the United States than Frances Perkins. Perkins became the first woman to serve as a Cabinet Secretary when President ...
Secretary Haaland Joins President Biden as He Designates Frances ...
1 day ago · WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden today established the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine as the 433rd addition to the National Park System at a signing ceremony at the Department of Labor with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su and leaders of the labor and women’s rights communities ...
Biden establishes a national monument for Frances Perkins, the …
22 hours ago · WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Monday established a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet and a ...
Biden establishes a national monument for Frances Perkins, the …
1 day ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday established a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet and a driving force behind Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs after the Great Depression.. Perkins is “one of America’s greatest labor leaders, and that’s not hyperbole,” Biden said.
President Biden Designates Frances Perkins Homestead as New …
1 day ago · The new Frances Perkins National Monument will be managed by the National Park Service. The designation comes after a successful grassroots campaign led by the nonprofit Frances Perkins Center and the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), urging the president to honor Frances Perkins’ legacy with a national monument.
Worcester's Frances Perkins, FDR Cabinet member, gets national …
1 day ago · Frances Perkins, the daughter of a Worcester shopkeeper and the secretary of labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was recognized by President Biden Monday with his designation of the ...
Frances Perkins National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
1 day ago · Known as the first woman to hold a presidential cabinet position and the “Woman behind the New Deal,” Frances Perkins championed many labor rights that Americans enjoy today, including safety standards, Social Security, and shorter workweeks. Her impressive career and accomplishments, including as Secretary of Labor, opened the door for other women to hold high government positions.
WATCH LIVE: Biden creates national monument honoring Frances Perkins ...
1 day ago · As labor secretary, Frances Perkins helped President Franklin D. Roosevelt formulate policies behind the 1930s New Deal and create safeguards in the national economy following the Great Depression.
Homestead of Frances Perkins, ‘a titan of Maine,’ designated …
19 hours ago · President Joe Biden on Monday designated the Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle, Maine, a national monument to honor the legacy of the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet and longest-serving secretary of labor. The designation comes after a strong push from Maine’s congressional delegation as well as members of the public. Under the […]
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