Frances Perkins: Architect of the New Deal
She designed Social Security and public works programs that helped bring millions out of poverty. Her work has been largely forgotten.
She designed Social Security and public works programs that helped bring millions out of poverty. Her work has been largely forgotten.
Click here to read a new Boston Herald piece, “The lady behind Labor Day,” by Frances Perkins Center Executive Director, Amanda Hatch. Also click here
This Thursday, August 14, is the 90th anniversary of Social Security becoming a cornerstone of economic stability for millions of American families. On that date
Watch Tim Lewis with BRTV’s “Chasing Time” interview Frances Perkins Center Acting Executive Director Amanda Hatch.