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Frances Perkins. Frances Perkins (born Fannie Coralie Perkins; April 10, 1880 [ 1 ][ 2 ] – May 14, 1965) was an American workers-rights advocate who served as the fourth United States Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position. A member of the Democratic Party, Perkins was the first woman ever to serve in a ...
July 17, 1991 [2] The Frances Perkins House is a historic house at 2326 California Street NW in Washington, D.C. Built in 1914, it was from 1937 to 1940 the home of Frances Perkins (1880-1965), the first woman to serve in the United States Cabinet. Perkins was the Secretary of Labor under president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and was a major ...
The Perkins Homestead, also known as the Brick House, is a historic homestead at 478 River Road in Newcastle, Maine.The 57-acre (23 ha) property, including its 1837 brick farmhouse, was designated a National Historic Landmark for its association with the life of Frances Perkins (1880–1965), the first woman to hold a position in the United States Cabinet.
Frances Perkins is one of the most influential women in the history of our nation, one whose influence can and should be an inspiration for all Americans — women and men alike.
Of course, it can be found in the stacks of the Frances M. Perkins Branch of the Worcester Public Library, at 470 West Boylston St., in the Greendale section of the city. It's in the Biography ...
Janek Ambros and Assembly Line Entertainment have teamed up with Nando Vila and Pop Front Pictures to produce a biopic on Frances Perkins, the true story of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Secretary ...
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.
August 8, 2024 at 5:40 PM. NEWCASTLE, Maine (AP) — Maine leaders want to honor Frances Perkins — the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet-level position and a driving force behind ...