This wonderful event is the culmination of a series of happy associations with the Frances Perkins Center that began one early summer morning a number of years ago. As I was strolling down the main street of Damariscotta, a tall, distinguished-looking man approached me. He asked, “Do you know who Frances Perkins is?” “Well, yes,”
Happy Holidays from the As 2017 comes to a close, it’s a time to reflect on our accomplishments and look ahead to new challenges. Because of our dedicated supporters, we’re celebrating many great program accomplishments. Here’s just a few highlights: Honoring Individuals Whose Work Exemplifies the Spirit of Frances Perkins. Frances Perkins
Requesting nominations for 2018 Frances Perkins Center awards 2017 Intelligence & Courage Honoree Jane Mayer with 2015 Intelligence & Courage Honoree Bill Nemitz, Bowdoin College, September 23, 2017. Photo by Jym St. Pierre. Do you know someone who exemplifies the work of Frances Perkins? Nominate someone you admire for one of our three annual awards.
Support the Public Good Today. The Frances Perkins Center honors the legacy of Frances Perkins by sharing her commitment to the principle that government should provide all its people with the best possible life, and by preserving the place that shaped her character. The Center convenes leaders and future leaders in public
Betta Ehrenfeld Public Policy Forum featuring 2017 Frances Perkins Center Intelligence & Courage Honoree Jane Mayer. Jane Mayer, author of Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right (2016) and staff writer at The New Yorker since 1995, will receive the 2017 Frances Perkins Center Intelligence & Courage Award
Frances Perkins Center 9th Annual Garden Party August 13, 2017 Buy Tickets Online Frances Perkins Center| 207-563-3374 |info@FrancesPerkinsCenter.org www.FrancesPerkinsCenter.org
Join us on our Frances Perkins Homestead Tours on July 15th! 2017 Frances Perkins Homestead Tours Join us for the first of our annual Frances Perkins Homestead Tours and get to know this National Historic Landmark that was home to Frances Perkins, the first US woman cabinet secretary. You will see
The Secretary of Labor “quite blew our poor Undersecretary off his end of the phone.”
Frances Perkins and Historical Memory By Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made by History October 21,
Executive Director Giovanna Gray Lockhart was featured in @ The Hill over Labor Day weekend
Thank you News Center Maine for featuring the Frances Perkins Homestead as part of your
