In August 2024, the Biden Administration signaled plans to designate the Maine homestead of former Labor Secretary Frances Perkins — the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet and a key ...

The inaugural curator at the Frances Perkins Center in Newcastle will expand educational programming around the life and legacy of the center’s namesake, a Depression-era labor activist and political ...

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 ...

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Department of Labor on Dec. 16, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Biden signed an executive order establishing the Frances Perkins National Monument in Maine.

An appropriate book to read during Labor Day weekend would be "Frances Perkins: Champion of the New Deal." Of course, it can be found in the stacks of the Frances M. Perkins Branch of the Worcester ...

Frances Perkins was America’s first female member of a presidential cabinet, serving as the secretary of labor throughout Franklin Roosevelt’s 12-year presidency. Her legacies include the 40-hour work ...

The Frances Perkins Center, steward of the Frances Perkins Homestead National Landmark in Newcastle, has been awarded a $750,000 grant to advance the center’s mission of historic preservation and ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. President Joe Biden is set to sign a proclamation on Monday that will ...

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 ...

President Joe Biden on Monday designated a new national monument in Newcastle, Maine, honoring Frances Perkins, who was the country's first female cabinet secretary. Perkins was a key architect of ...