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 ...

The story Frances Perkins, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Labor Secretary, highlights the importance of protecting due process.

Frances Perkins was a trailblazing woman whose legacy continues to improve the lives of Americans today. In December 2024, President Joe Biden declared the Frances Perkins homestead in Newcastle, ...

The Trump administration’s abortive plan to sell off hundreds of government properties — including the Labor Department’s headquarters at the Frances Perkins Building — put the spotlight on an idea ...

Frances Perkins was a trailblazer whose legacy during the New Deal Era continues to improve the lives of people today. Perkins spent her life fighting for working people and served as a driving force ...

In this extended interview Downey discusses Frances Perkins, a labor rights activist, close friend of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and the first female secretary of labor.

Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...

The United States is at a crossroads in the path toward gender equity in the labor market, according to Fran Blau '66, Frances Perkins Professor of ILR and professor of economics, emeritus ...