About this Event
Wakefield Books hosts author Rebecca Graham to discuss her new book, Dear Miss Perkins, an inspiring narrative of Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet, the longest-serving Labor Secretary, and an architect of the New Deal. But beyond these celebrated accomplishments there is another dimension to Frances Perkins’s story. Based on extensive research, Dear Miss Perkins reveals the reveals the never-before-told story of Perkins’ role in saving countless Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany, and adds new dimension to this already extraordinary life story, revealing how one woman tried to steer the nation to a better, more righteous course.
Rebecca Graham is a postdoctoral research associate at Brown University, and was awarded a Cokie Roberts Fellowship from the National Archives Foundation and a Rubenstein Center Research Fellowship from the White House Historical Association.
The 6:30pm author event is free, but attendees will have the option to tour the World War II Foundation between 5:30 and 6:30pm ($10 fee paid on-site). Copies of Dear Miss Perkins will be available for purchase.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The International Museum of World War II, 344 Main Street, South Kingstown, United States
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