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Frances Perkins Center Awarded $750,000 Mellon Foundation Humanities in Place Grant
“The Mellon Foundation’s support is a transformative catalyst for the Frances Perkins Center.” – Giovanna Gray Lockhart, Executive Director Read More in the Sun Journal Read more in Mainebiz NEWCASTLE, Maine – The Frances Perkins Center (FPC) announced
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