Frances Perkins, Secretary of LaborIt’s fair to wonder why President Obama has not been focused intensely on job creation from the first day the new administration took office. He has been ...

Frances Perkins, U.S. Secretary of Labor, is shown before the Senate Labor Committee lending her support to the Wagner Bill, which would create a permanent labor board, in Washington, D.C., March ...

If it weren’t for Frances Perkins, born 140 years ago today, millions of Americans might not be receiving unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic.

Janek Ambros and Assembly Line Entertainment have teamed up with Nando Vila and Pop Front Pictures to produce a biopic on Frances Perkins, the true story of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Secretary ...

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Frances Perkins, the woman who was the architect of the New Deal, deserves to be on the $20 bill because she did more to put more money in the pockets of average Americans than almost any other ...

Frances Perkins is one of the most influential women in the history of our nation, one whose influence can and should be an inspiration for all Americans — women and men alike.

“Frances Perkins” will follow two simultaneous stories of the American workers-rights activist; her early years fighting for labor, and her fierce, ...

Sidney Hillman, Statesman of American Labor by Matthew Josephson Matthew Josephson's book about Sidney Hillman is probably as complete in its coverage of the details of Hillman's life as any ...

While the Frances Perkins National Monument is the 433rd national park site, it is one of only a dozen or so that are dedicated to women or women’s history. Locals say that will attract new ...

NEWCASTLE — The Frances Perkins Center has been awarded a $750,000 grant by the Mellon Foundation, the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities. The center is the first ...

Frances Perkins, the woman who was the architect of the New Deal, deserves to be on the $20 bill because she did more to put more money in the pockets of average Americans than almost any other ...