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Frances Perkins (born Fannie Coralie Perkins; April 10, 1880 [1] [2] – May 14, 1965) was an American workers-rights advocate who served as the fourth United States Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position.
The current political moment is reshaping the narrative about the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet.
Frances Perkins National Monument protects the Perkins Homestead, also known as the Brick House, a historic homestead at 478 River Road in Newcastle, Maine.The 57-acre (23 ha) property, including its 1837 brick farmhouse, was designated a national historic landmark and national monument for its association with the life of Frances Perkins (1880–1965), the first woman to hold a position in ...
The Frances Perkins Center is a nonprofit organization located in Newcastle, Maine. [1] [2] Its mission is to inspire current and future generations to understand and uphold the government's role in providing social justice and economic security for all, based on the vision of workers’ rights advocate Frances Perkins.
An opening ceremony will be held in the parking lot behind Breckenridge Place on Saturday, with the unveiling of Frances Perkins at Breckenridge Place, located at 100 West Seneca St.
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.
Of course, it can be found in the stacks of the Frances M. Perkins Branch of the Worcester Public Library, at 470 West Boylston St., in the Greendale section of the city. It's in the Biography ...
Frances Perkins is one of the most influential women in the history of our nation, one whose influence can and should be an inspiration for all Americans — women and men alike.