Name: Frances Perkins’ rocky road to Washington - Meet the Unsung Heroine Behind the New Deal (Part 2)
Start: 2025-10-20T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-20T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Bridgewater Public Library

$Frances Perkins\u2019 rocky road to Washington - Meet the Unsung Heroine Behind the New Deal (Part 2)$

Event at the Bridgewater Public Library, October 20 from 6pm to 7pm.
The unrelenting woman behind work/retirement-related protections and benefits we take for granted is coming to tell Part 2 of her story. (It is not necessary to have seen Part 1 in order to enjoy Part 2). The generator of numerous work-related laws such as the 40-hr. workweek, minimum wage, Social Security, and child-labor restrictions, Frances Perkins was the first women to serve in the US Cabinet.
Come meet Frances; take in the stories behind her trials, trip-ups, and triumphs as FDR’s Secretary of Labor during the tumultuous years of the Depression, New Deal, and World War II.
Soak up the stories behind topics that include the list of demands she presented to FDR before accepting the appointment; professional and personal repercussions of The Depression and World War II; Frances’ largely unacknowledged role re New Deal programs such as Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and the minimum wage; her near impeachment; WW II, immigration, overwhelming family difficulties, gender bias and more.
Discover the contributions and character of this unsung American heroine.
Janet Parnes of Historical Portrayals by Lady J, Millis will portray Miss Perkins.
The Unsung Heroine Behind the New Deal is part of the One Book One Community Fall read Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray.
Note: This is Part 2 of a 2-Part Series. Part 1 will take place at the East Bridgewater Public Library on Tuesday, September 30 at 6:00 PM. View the Part 1 Event HERE.
Registration Required.
Registration opens Saturday, October 4 at 10 AM. Register HERE.
This performance is generously sponsored by The Friends of the Bridgewater Public Library.