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Join us for a documentary film screening followed by a presentation & Q&A on Frances Perkins presented by The Frances Perkins Center.

Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor and the first woman to serve as a cabinet secretary, was the driving force behind the New Deal, credited with formulating policies to shore up the national economy following the nation’s most serious economic crisis and helping to create the modern middle class. She was in every respect a self-made woman who rose from humble New England origins to become America’s leading advocate for industrial safety and workers’ rights.

 

Founded in 2009, the Frances Perkins Center honors the legacy of Frances Perkins by sharing her commitment to the principle that government should provide all its people with the best possible life, and by promoting the place that shaped her character. The Center fulfills its mission through exhibition programs, Perkins Family Homestead tours, public lectures on France Perkins’ work and contributions, educational outreach programs for elementary and high school students, study internships for undergraduate students who want to make a difference with their lives and who embrace the ethics of public service exemplified by Perkins, and the convening of leaders and future leaders in public policy, labor, and related fields to generate creative solutions to contemporary social and economic issues.

Registration is not required, but is encouraged.  Open to all ages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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