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Politics with Principles: First Female Cabinet Secretary Frances Perkins
Hear from the woman who dedicated her career to providing exploited working people with safe, humane workplaces and offering financial support for retirees. Frances Perkins pushed through legislation to reduce crushing work-week hours and eliminate hazardous, filthy workplace conditions. She spearheaded the development of a fire-safety code for New York that became a national model and created Social Security. These are but a few of her early career contributions.
Miss Perkins will escort you through her personal and professional trials and triumphs as a politician, wife, and mother. Discover her secrets to building alliances and staring down bullies to help make government an ally for working adults, children, and retirees.
Janet Parnes of Historical Portrayals by Lady J, Millis (www.women-history.com) will portray Miss Perkins.
Registration is requested: tinyurl.com/WoburnLibFranPerk or call the Library at (781) 933-0148
Free of charge
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Website: https://go.evvnt.com/1622414-0
