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Learning More About 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. More About Her Life.
The 57-acre Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark along the banks of the Damariscotta River in Newcastle, Maine, is the ‘place of the heart’ of 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…
Frances Perkins Center, Newcastle, Maine. 4,498 likes · 179 talking about this · 49 were here. The Frances Perkins Center Honors and Preserves the Legacy of the Woman Behind the New Deal: Frances...
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.
Frances Perkins Center. In 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt appointed Perkins as Secretary of the Department of Labor. Perkins became the first woman to hold a cabinet position.
Currently located at the Frances Perkins National Historic Landmark, The Frances Perkins Center is a nonprofit organization that inspires current and future generations to understand and uphold the government’s role in providing social justice and economic security for all.
The Frances Perkins Center is a nonprofit organization located in Newcastle, Maine. 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.
The Frances Perkins Center inspires current and future generations to understand and uphold the government’s role in providing social justice and economic security for all. Our work is guided by Frances Perkins’ effective leadership style and one woman’s power to change the world.
May 14, 2014 · Joyous celebration of Frances Perkins’ feast day from Maine to D.C. The new Frances Perkins icon, written by Iconographer Suzanne Schleck, is displayed May 13 on the altar at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Newcastle, Maine. Photo: Heidi Shott.
