Far from the woods of Maine and the government buildings of Washington, Frances Perkins grew up at 18 Cottage St. in ...

President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation to establish the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine.

President Joe Biden has signed a proclamation establishing a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary ...

As labor secretary, Perkins helped President Franklin D. Roosevelt formulate policies behind the 1930s New Deal.

President Biden's designation Monday of the Francis Perkins National Monument in Newcastle is expected to generate new ...

President Joe Biden on Monday will sign a proclamation establishing a national monument in Maine honoring Frances Perkins.

President Biden is set to designate a national monument in Maine commemorating pioneering Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, ...

President Joe Biden has designated a new national monument in Maine honoring the country's first female cabinet secretary ...

President Joe Biden signed a proclamation establishing the "Frances Perkins National Monument" in Newcastle Monday.

She served as secretary of labor for Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945 and spearheaded reforms like Social Security and ...

During her 12 years as Franklin D. Roosevelt's labor secretary, Perkins led the push to standardize the 40-hour work week, to ...