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.

Who was Frances Perkins? A one-woman play looking at the life of the first woman Secretary of Labor is set to take the Ashfield Congregational Church stage in April. “Frances Perkins ...

Frances Perkins, of New York, stood with nine men, chosen with her to be members of Mr. Roosevelt's Cabinet and took the oath of office as secretary of labor. Advertisement The new secretary ...

An appropriate book to read during Labor Day weekend would be "Frances Perkins ... the library was renamed in her honor, Perkins served as the U.S. secretary of labor under President Franklin ...

President Joe Biden is set to sign a proclamation on Monday that will create a national monument honoring Frances Perkins ... Cabinet. Perkins, who served as Labor Secretary under President ...

WESTFIELD — Local historians, scholars and the public will gather Saturday at Westfield State University for HistoryFest Pioneer Valley 2025 to discuss everything from Daniel Shays’ Rebellion to poet ...