Among the witnesses that day was a 31-year-old social worker named Frances Perkins. She stood frozen, unable to look away as ...

The country’s newest national monument honors Frances Perkins, America’s first female cabinet secretary and a champion of workers’ rights. On Monday, President Joe Biden established the Frances ...

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 ...

The former Newcastle home of Frances Perkins, an advocate for workers' rights and the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet, has been dedicated as a new national monument by President Biden.

In August 2024, the Biden Administration signaled plans to designate the Maine homestead of former Labor Secretary Frances Perkins — the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet and a key ...

President Joe Biden is set to sign a proclamation on Monday that will create a national monument honoring Frances Perkins, the first woman appointed to a presidential Cabinet. Perkins, who served as ...

“Frances Perkins: A Woman’s Work,” written and performed by Jarice Hanson, tells the story of Perkins, who served as the first woman Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945. Credit: Courtesy Pauline ...

President Joe Biden on Monday established a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet and a driving force behind ...

Frances Perkins was America’s first female member of a presidential cabinet, serving as the secretary of labor throughout Franklin Roosevelt’s 12-year presidency. Her legacies include the 40-hour work ...

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 live in poverty,” ...