
A lifelong champion of workers’ rights, Perkins served as U.S. Secretary of Labor for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945, and was the driving force behind key New Deal programs—including Social Security and unemployment insurance. Her work continues to impact millions of Americans today.
This informative program will cover Perkins’s remarkable life and legacy and introduce attendees to the work of the Frances Perkins Center, the official philanthropic partner of the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine.
Register with AARP MAINE to attend HERE.
Free