Biden to establish Frances Perkins National Monument in Maine
President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation to establish the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine.
Biden to establish monument honoring first female presidential Cabinet member
President Biden on Monday will sign a proclamation to establish a national monument honoring Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet and the nation’s longest-serving labor secretary.
A Biden proclamation will establish a national monument for the 1st US female Cabinet secretary
President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation establishing a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins.
President Biden Designates Frances Perkins Homestead as New National Monument
With the addition of Frances Perkins’ story, we now have 13 national park sites dedicated to the contributions of women and we know there is more work to be done." NPCA President and CEO Theresa Piern
Biden to establish national monument for first female Cabinet secretary
President Biden will sign a proclamation Monday establishing a national monument in Maine honoring former Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, the first female cabinet secretary and a leading architect of the New Deal.
Biden to declare Frances Perkins’ Newcastle home a national monument
She served as secretary of labor for Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945 and spearheaded reforms like Social Security and the 40-hour work week.
President Biden to designate new national monument at Frances Perkins Center in Newcastle
During her 12 years as Franklin D. Roosevelt's labor secretary, Perkins led the push to standardize the 40-hour work week, to ban child labor and to create a federal minimum wage.
Maine officially has a new National Monument
Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet and a pioneering advocate for social justice, economic security and labor rights.
Biden Unveils Monument for Trailblazer Frances Perkins
President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation to establish a national monument in honor of Frances Perkins, the first female U.S. Cabinet member and a pivotal figure in the New Deal. The site is located in Newcastle,
Biden to Sign Proclamation Establishing National Monument Honoring First US Female Cabinet Secretary
President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation establishing a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins
A Joe Biden proclamation will establish a national monument for the 1st US female Cabinet secretary
President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation Monday establishing a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, the first woman appointed to serve in a presidential
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Preserve the Frances Perkins Homestead as a National Park Site
Frances Perkins was a trailblazing woman whose legacy continues to improve the lives of Americans today. Perkins was the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet, and she fought for ...