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NPR Maine Calling: Listen to Frances Perkins’ Lasting Impact
Listen Here Frances Perkins was the nation’s first female cabinet secretary. As FDR’s Secretary of Labor, she championed reforms that are with us to this day. We’ll learn about the recent completion of her homestead
This Labor Day, don’t forget the contributions of Frances Perkins
Newcastle, Maine: When you visit the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark, remember the contributions of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Secretary of Labor, and the first female cabinet member. Susan Cover from Spectrum News visited the
Giovanna Gray Lockhart Named Executive Director of the Frances Perkins Center
Newcastle, Maine: The Frances Perkins Center board of directors is very pleased to announce that Giovanna Gray Lockhart will lead the Center as its next Executive Director effective July 24. “After an extensive national search,
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, folks were invited to a street co-naming of
Governor Mills signs into law sen. Maxmin bill to help conserve the Frances Perkins homestead
AUGUSTA — On Thursday, July 8, Gov. Janet Mills signed into law a bill from Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro. LD 440, “An Act To Conserve the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark,” allocates $100,000 in funding to
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! The New Deal For Artists Remastered (1976) with guest speaker Sarah Peskin