22 Nov Be a Part of our New Era!
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22 Nov Fall 2022 FPC Newsletter
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22 Jun 2022 Spring Happenings
Join us in welcoming Emma Wegner, FPC's new Program & Education Director and other Center news and activity Spring 2022 FPC Newsletter March 2022 ...
10 Mar City of New York to name Frances Perkins Place!
Along with the New York City Department of Transportation, Manhattan Community Board 4, Frances Perkins Center, the Perkins Family, and Hell's Kitchen Walking Tour Historian James Kaplan, you are invited to a street co-naming of FRANCES PERKINS PL. [pdf-embedder url="https://francesperkinscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/FRANCES-PERKINS-PLACE-Street-co-naming-Flyer-1.pdf" title="FRANCES PERKINS PLACE Street co-naming Flyer"] RSVP...
28 Jul GOV. MILLS SIGNS INTO LAW SEN. MAXMIN BILL TO HELP CONSERVE THE FRANCES PERKINS HOMESTEAD
D-Nobleboro. LD 440, “An Act To Conserve the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark,” allocates $100,000 in funding to help the Frances Perkins Center “The Frances Perkins Center is a unique and valuable resource to Mainers and visitors alike – a living piece of history telling the...
18 Jul The New Deal For Artists Remastered (1976) with guest speaker Sarah Peskin
Presented in Partnership with the Lincoln Theater. Film screening: July 29th 2021 @2pm and 7pm only. Click below to purchase your ticket! https://lincolntheater.net/presents/the-new-deal-for-artists-1976-with-guest-speaker-sarah-peskin/...
18 Jul Historic Opportunity: Common Dreams
A July 14 article by Nancy J. Altman, president of Social Security Works and chair of the Strengthen Social Security coalition, writes: We must learn from the wisdom of Roosevelt, Perkins, and their allies. In a nationwide radio address during the Great Depression, Perkins stated: "We cannot be satisfied...
09 Jul Introducing our Virtual 2021 Garden Party Honorees
Introducing our Virtual 2021 Garden Party honorees: Heather Cox Richardson and Juana Rodriguez Vazquez! Sunday, August 15 2021. Register for free HERE. See you then! ...
19 May 1772 Foundation Conservation Grant Award
The Frances Perkins Center is pleased to announce that it has received a conservation grant from The 1772 Foundation in partnership with Maine Preservation for the France Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark. This $6,500 matching grant will assist with the Brick House ell roof repairs...
15 Mar Frances Perkins in National Media
The woman who helped a president change America during his first 100 days: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/03/14/frances-perkins-fdr-100-days-new-deal/ Big Boss, Little Boss: https://www.marketplace.org/shows/the-uncertain-hour/big-boss-little-boss/ International Women's Day | Notable Maine women who've made their mark on the world: https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/life/people/international-womens-day-notable-maine-women-whove-made-their-mark-on-the-world/97-4bfcf52b-8eb0-457e-b869-a7ad067f0285 Frances Perkins: Architect of the New Deal and Social Security:...