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Frances Perkins Center - Honoring the Woman Behind the New Deal. Preserving the. Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle to make it a National Monument. Recognize America's First Woman Cabinet Member under the National Park System. Learn More & Sign The Petition. Learning More About Frances Perkins.
Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor and the first woman to serve as a cabinet secretary, was the driving force behind the New Deal, credited with formulating policies to shore up the national…
The Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark, Newcastle, Maine. Summer 2024 Hours. Self-Guided Exhibit in the Homestead Barn. June 15 – August 30. Wednesday – Saturday. 10 am – 2 pm. Grounds and Trails. Open daily, sunrise to sunset. Overview.
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 .
Aug 8, 2024 · The nonprofit Frances Perkins Center is asking President Biden to declare Perkins’ longtime family home on River Road in Newcastle a national monument, to be run by the National Park Service. It ...
Aug 8, 2024 · Few national monuments honor women. Biden will create this new one. The monument will honor Frances Perkins, the first female Cabinet secretary, who helped to establish Social Security and the ...
Aug 8, 2024 · This undated image provided by the Frances Perkins Center, shows land and home belonging to the late Frances Perkins, the nation’s first female Cabinet member under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Newcastle, Maine. Maine leaders said Thursday, Aug. 8,2 024, that they’re asking President Biden to elevate the status of the homestead by ...
