Worcester's Frances Perkins, first female Cabinet member, gets national monument in Maine
Far from the woods of Maine and the government buildings of Washington, Frances Perkins grew up at 18 Cottage St. in Worcester. She attended the Oxford Street School and Classical High School in Worcester (later merged into Doherty Memorial High School).
Homestead of Frances Perkins, ‘a titan of Maine,’ designated national monument
President Joe Biden on Monday designated the Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle, Maine, a national monument to honor the legacy of the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet and longest-serving secretary of labor.
Acting Secretary Julie Su has led the Labor Department for nearly two years, despite never getting a Senate confirmation vote ...
Now the National Park Service is honoring her legacy with America’s newest national park, Frances Perkins National Monument ...
President Biden's designation Monday of the Francis Perkins National Monument in Newcastle is expected to generate new ...
The U.S. Department of the Interior on Tuesday announced more than a dozen new National Historic Landmarks among a flurry of ...
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