Biden establishes a national monument for Frances Perkins, the 1st female Cabinet secretary
Roosevelt's New Deal programs after the Great Depression.Perkins is “one of America’s greatest labor leaders, and that’s not hyperbole,” Biden said. Perkins “cemented the idea” that “if you're working a full-time job, you shouldn't have to ...
Biden to establish Frances Perkins National Monument in Maine
President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation to establish the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine.
Biden establishes a national monument in Maine for Frances Perkins, the 1st female Cabinet secretary
President Biden today is designating the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark in Newcastle as the newest national monument, making it the country’s 433rd national park site. A proclamation will honor Frances Perkins’ as America’s first woman Cabinet Secretary and the longest-serving Secretary of Labor.
A Biden proclamation will establish a national monument for the 1st US female Cabinet secretary
President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation establishing a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins
Worcester's Frances Perkins, first female Cabinet member, gets national monument in Maine
Frances Perkins, the daughter of a Worcester shopkeeper and the secretary of labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was recognized by President Biden Monday with his designation of the Frances Perkins National Monument in Maine.
A Joe Biden proclamation will establish a national monument for the 1st US female Cabinet secretary
President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation Monday establishing a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, the first woman appointed to serve in a presidential
Biden to sign proclamation establishing national monument honoring first US female Cabinet secretary
Biden is expected to visit the Labor Department on Monday to formally make the announcement and sign the proclamation that will establish the monument in Newcastle, Maine, the White House said.
Biden establishes national monument honoring first female Cabinet secretary
Frances Perkins, who served as labor secretary from 1933 to 1945, was a critical ally of former President Franklin Roosevelt.
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