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Related: About this forumFew national monuments honor women. Biden will create this new one.
Few national monuments honor women. Biden will create this new one.
The monument will honor Frances Perkins, the first female Cabinet secretary, who helped to establish Social Security and the federal minimum wage.
The Perkins Homestead in Newcastle, Maine, on Jan. 28, 2021. (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald/Getty Images)
By Maxine Joselow
Updated August 8, 2024 at 8:57 a.m. EDT | Published August 8, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. EDT
President Joe Biden plans to create a national monument in Maine honoring Frances Perkins, the first female Cabinet secretary and a fierce advocate for workers rights, according to three people briefed on the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the decision is not yet public.
Biden is expected to sign a proclamation designating Perkinss family home in Newcastle, Maine, as part of the National Park System, aiming to recognize the legacy of a trailblazing woman while bolstering his own legacy before he leaves office in January, the three people said. The timing of the announcement has not yet been finalized, although it could happen in the coming weeks, they said. ... A White House spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Perkins served as labor secretary under President Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945, leaving a lasting mark on the nations labor laws. She was instrumental in the creation of New Deal-era programs that expanded the social safety net, including Social Security, federal unemployment insurance and the federal minimum wage.
Of 429 national park sites across the country, only 12 are devoted to historic women. Biden has sought to address this imbalance, signing an executive order in March that directed the National Park Service to better recognize womens contributions to American life.
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The monument will honor Frances Perkins, the first female Cabinet secretary, who helped to establish Social Security and the federal minimum wage.
The Perkins Homestead in Newcastle, Maine, on Jan. 28, 2021. (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald/Getty Images)
By Maxine Joselow
Updated August 8, 2024 at 8:57 a.m. EDT | Published August 8, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. EDT
President Joe Biden plans to create a national monument in Maine honoring Frances Perkins, the first female Cabinet secretary and a fierce advocate for workers rights, according to three people briefed on the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the decision is not yet public.
Biden is expected to sign a proclamation designating Perkinss family home in Newcastle, Maine, as part of the National Park System, aiming to recognize the legacy of a trailblazing woman while bolstering his own legacy before he leaves office in January, the three people said. The timing of the announcement has not yet been finalized, although it could happen in the coming weeks, they said. ... A White House spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Perkins served as labor secretary under President Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945, leaving a lasting mark on the nations labor laws. She was instrumental in the creation of New Deal-era programs that expanded the social safety net, including Social Security, federal unemployment insurance and the federal minimum wage.
Of 429 national park sites across the country, only 12 are devoted to historic women. Biden has sought to address this imbalance, signing an executive order in March that directed the National Park Service to better recognize womens contributions to American life.
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Wed Apr 10, 2024: On this day, April 10, 1880, Frances Perkins was born.
Mon Mar 4, 2024: On this day, March 4, 1933, Frances Perkins became Secretary of Labor.
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Few national monuments honor women. Biden will create this new one. (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Aug 2024
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50 Shades Of Blue
(10,897 posts)1. That is wonderful!
Dennis Donovan
(26,633 posts)2. FDR's cabinet 1938
AKwannabe
(6,388 posts)10. Can't imagine being the only woman in this room!
Her spine was steel. Fer sure
XanaDUer2
(14,284 posts)3. The only one i ever saw
Was one for military women in Queens, ny
spooky3
(36,311 posts)6. Here are some others:
spicysista
(1,731 posts)4. Yay!!!
OneBlueDotS-Carolina
(1,432 posts)5. Thinking about this...
Biden should establish a National Monument honoring a woman every day of his remaining term. I'm sure that would just scratch the surface of those who have been neglected, with the need to honor men for the last 200 years.
Clouds Passing
(2,463 posts)7. Thank you President Biden ❤️
Wild blueberry
(7,225 posts)9. Perfect
Frances Perkins so deserves this.
Thank you.
TommyT139
(720 posts)11. Every action
Every action from now until January will highlight the contrasts.