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September 30, 2014 Frances Perkins Homestead Named a National Historic Landmark
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell on September 30, 2014 announced that the Perkins Homestead in Newcastle, Maine is now a National Historic Landmark. Nominated by the Frances Perkins Center, the 57-acre farm was the ancestral home of Frances Perkins (1880-1965), U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933-45, the first woman to serve in a
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April 2014 Newsletter
Save the Date May 9 – Presentation before the Senior College at USM Lewiston-Auburn. May 11 – FP Icon Blessing at St. Andrews Church, Newcastle, ME. May 13 – FP Feast Day at the Parish of St. Monica and St. James in Washington, DC. June 29 – Perkins Homestead Tour. July 2 –
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March 2014 Newsletter
In the News Please click on the links to read more: David Brooks talks about Frances Perkins at Mount Holyoke The Gap to raise minimum hourly wage (NYTimes) Chained CPI is out of the Obama Budget (HuffPo) Sen. Bernie Sanders urges not to make cuts Even with Social Security, elderly poverty is still a
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September 30, 2014 Frances Perkins Homestead Named a National Historic Landmark
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell on September 30, 2014 announced that the Perkins Homestead in Newcastle, Maine is now a National Historic Landmark. Nominated by the Frances Perkins Center, the 57-acre farm was the ancestral home of Frances Perkins (1880-1965), U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933-45, the first woman to serve in a
October 1, 2014
August 2, 2014
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April 2014 Newsletter
Save the Date May 9 – Presentation before the Senior College at USM Lewiston-Auburn. May 11 – FP Icon Blessing at St. Andrews Church, Newcastle, ME. May 13 – FP Feast Day at the Parish of St. Monica and St. James in Washington, DC. June 29 – Perkins Homestead Tour. July 2 –
April 2, 2014
March 2014 Newsletter
In the News Please click on the links to read more: David Brooks talks about Frances Perkins at Mount Holyoke The Gap to raise minimum hourly wage (NYTimes) Chained CPI is out of the Obama Budget (HuffPo) Sen. Bernie Sanders urges not to make cuts Even with Social Security, elderly poverty is still a
March 8, 2014
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