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How the Nation’s First ‘Madam Secretary’ Fought to Save Jewish Refugees Fleeing From Nazi Germany
A new book spotlights Frances Perkins' efforts to challenge the United States' restrictive immigration policies as President ...
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Who Was Frances Perkins? Meet the Trailblazing Workers' Rights Advocate Whose Homestead Just Became a National Monument
Roosevelt became New York’s new governor ... D.C. headquarters are located inside the Frances Perkins Building. On Monday, Biden described Perkins as “one of America’s greatest labor ...
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Victory! President preserves the Frances Perkins Homestead in Maine as a national monument
Frances Perkins was a trailblazing woman whose legacy continues ... As Secretary of Labor under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945, Perkins was the first woman to serve in a ...
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A Biden proclamation will establish a national monument for the 1st US female Cabinet secretary
“Frances Perkins accepted the position as the first female Cabinet member only after President Franklin D. Roosevelt agreed to support her goals to improve working conditions for all people ...
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Homestead of Frances Perkins, ‘a titan of Maine,’ designated national monument
Perkins was the first female Cabinet secretary and served as Labor Secretary under Franklin Roosevelt. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) President Joe Biden has designated the Frances Perkins ...
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Frances Perkins
Frances Perkins was a trailblazer whose legacy during the New Deal ... As Secretary of Labor under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945 — the first woman to serve in a Cabinet ...
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Biden establishes a national monument for Frances Perkins, the 1st female Cabinet secretary
“Frances Perkins accepted the position as the first female Cabinet member only after President Franklin D. Roosevelt agreed to support her goals to improve working conditions for all people ...
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Biden establishing Frances Perkins National Monument in Maine
Frances Perkins, U.S. Secretary of Labor ... which included her counseling Roosevelt against breaking a 1934 waterfront strike that shut down much of the West Coast. She also refused to deport ...
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Maine officially has a new National Monument
Frances Perkins was a trailblazing woman and pioneering advocate for social justice, economic security, and labor rights. As Secretary of Labor under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ...