• Frances Perkins: shining a light on her legacy

  • Mar 30 2023
  • Length: 11 mins
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Frances Perkins: shining a light on her legacy

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  • Do you know who Frances Perkins is? If the answer is no, you're not alone. She was the first woman elected to a presidential cabinet and under Franklin Delano Roosevelt served as the Secretary of Labor for 12 years. She is responsible for crafting legislation for FDR's New Deal and creating the federal social safety net as we know it today.

    Perkins spent summers on the family homestead in Damariscotta. The Frances Perkins Center has purchased the home, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is preserving it to shine a light on her legacy. 

    The "Maine Ties" theme is "Blue Heron" by 317 Main.
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