The country’s newest national monument honors Frances Perkins, America’s first female cabinet secretary and a champion of ...

You’ve probably never heard of Frances Perkins, but generations of Americans have benefitted from her work in labor rights ...

As labor secretary, Perkins helped President Franklin D. Roosevelt formulate policies behind the 1930s New Deal.

President Joe Biden has established a national monument in Newcastle, Maine, to Frances Perkins, the first woman member of a ...

President Joe Biden has designated the Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle, Maine, a national monument to honor the legacy ...

The fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York on March 25, 1911, still stands as one of the most devastating ...

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“We’re a gritty, hardworking community and we support each other,” she said. “Any time Frances Perkins and the Midcoast region are recognized, it just draws more national ...

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 ...

Perkins served as labor secretary for 12 years under FDR. President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation on Monday to establish the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine. The ...

You’ve probably never heard of Frances Perkins, but generations of Americans have benefitted from her work in labor rights and social justice – and still do today. “American workers are ...

Perkins was America’s first female cabinet secretary and the longest-serving Secretary of Labor Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent The country’s newest national monument honors Frances Perkins ...