My favorite Perkins story is how she abolished the Bureau of Immigrationโs Section 24 squad, known for illegal kidnapping tactics w\o due process (sound familiar?) She did this by creating the INS and defunding the inhumane bastards out of existence.
#FrancesPerkins
Worth reposting and if you have never heard of this fire it is most definitely worth learning about!!
#FrancesPerkins #FirstFemaleSecretaryofLabor #NYCFireCodes
On this date
- Ratification of the Constitution
- Inauguration of 26 Preaidents
- South secedes
- 1st Woman in Congress
- 1st Woman in US Cabinet
Only 241 days left 'til next Halloween!
#HalloweenCountdown
#WomensHistoryMonth
#Inauguration #JeannetteRankin #FrancesPerkins
#FrancesPerkins was confirmed in her cabinet post as #SecretaryOfLabor on #ThisDayInHistory in 1933, the same day as the inauguration of #FDR. Perkins was the first female Cabinet minister, championing the 40-hour week, #MinimumWage, unemployment relief, and #UniversalHealthCare.
Excellent ๐งตabout a truly outstanding, profoundly effective human being whose life work and legacy have uplifted hundreds of millions. All praise to #FrancesPerkins! #LaborHistory #WomensHistoryMonth
#FrancesPerkins was a Major Author of #TheNewDeal:
#FrancesPerkins !!!
Secretary of Labor #FrancesPerkins said she came to DC in 1933 "for God, #FDR, & the common workingmen." Hear more about the woman known as the "Mother of #SocialSecurity" on this week's podcast โ featuring Amanda Hatch, Exec. Director of the #FrancesPerkinsCenter. open.spotify.com/episode/7qdV...
Always & Forever Support Unions! #FrancesPerkins Thank you @adventurer56.bsky.social for including me! bsky.app/profile/did:...
Know about #FrancesPerkins? Hints: #FDR; #NewDeal; #SocialSecurity; Child Labor; ; Minimum Wage; #UnemploymentCompensation www.npca.org/articles/433...
Why Frances Perkins?
๐น Social worker โ Secretary of Labor
๐น First woman in a U.S. Cabinet
๐น Helped craft Social Security + the FLSA (minimum wage, overtime, child-labor protections) #FrancesPerkins
Why Frances Perkins?
๐น Social worker โ Secretary of Labor
๐น First woman in a U.S. Cabinet
๐น Helped craft Social Security + the FLSA (minimum wage, overtime, child-labor protections) #FrancesPerkins
TIL how much we have to thank #FrancesPerkins for
#SocialSecurity #minimumwage #unemploymentinsurance #NewDeal
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True History! #WeAreAmericans
#FrancesPerkins
Thank you @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Please share #MakeTheCircleLarger
#JourneyToDemocracy
#GreatWomenInHistory
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In #SEPTEMBER 1941
โFrances Perkinsโ โPainting for *Fortune* by Arthur Szyk [1894-1951]โ
FDRโs Secretary of Labor, first female cabinet secretary and lifelong advocate for workersโ rights from banning child labor to Social Security
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#FrancesPerkins #TheNewDeal
Happy Labor Day, Hopeful! Hard to celebrate right now. I celebrate ๐ #FrancesPerkins every Labor Day!
Goodnight Brenda and #BreakfastCrew friends! My favorite part of every Labor Day is thinking about and remembering the remarkable #FrancesPerkins! Sweet Dreams! ๐ด ๐๐ค๐
Thank you @mzmiamaria.bsky.social for including me in your "Strengthen Our Bluesky Community" Pack of ๐ resister friends. Followed & Sharing! #StrongerTogether! Celebrating #FrancesPerkins today! go.bsky.app/QpN6zrC
@hopeful66.bsky.social has released her Labor Day Packs! Hopeful Labors every single day to build our ๐ Means Everyone Community. I followed All in Roll Call 3 and you should too! Sharing because we are #StrongerTogether #FrancesPerkins ๐๐๐๐๐๐https://go.bsky.app/R2cuCmy
@hopeful66.bsky.social has released her Labor Day Packs! Hopeful Labors every single day to build our ๐ Means Everyone Community. I follow All in Roll Call 1 and you should too! #StrongerTogether #FrancesPerkins ๐๐๐๐๐๐https://go.bsky.app/9yMtSZB
Jackie! @sentenne.bsky.social Thank you my friend and fellow resister for including me in your #WorkersOfAmericaUnite pack of ๐๐ #unherdable resisters! I celebrate every Labor Day in honor of #FrancesPerkins and knowing that she is screaming from the grave ๐ฑ. Followed & Sharing. go.bsky.app/DzP3xkT
#FrancesPerkins is screaming from her grave!
Good morning, Bill! So glad to be here! Labor Day always makes me think of #FrancesPerkins!
Good morning, Brenda, #BreakfastCrew and #BlueCrew
We must always #SupportLabor
#FrancesPerkins is shouting from her grave!
Support our children and #PublicEducation because the Orange Fascist has sent it back to the 1950's ๐ก๐ก๐ก
Always stand up for labor! #FrancesPerkins is rolling in her grave ๐ข๐ก Silence is never the answer!
Good morning Linda @cardwell4u.bsky.social We must Always support Labor! #FrancesPerkins is rolling in her grave! Honored to be included in your #SupportLabor pack of ๐๐ resisters. Was Following All but 1 and now follow All! Sharing as we are #StrongerTogether go.bsky.app/MFJg8DX
"Nobody puts Baby in a corner." "Dirty Dancing"'s Frances "Baby" Houseman, named for Frances Perkins. Her movie Dad, Dr. Jake Houseman (Jerry Orbach), says so. #FrancesPerkins @jenrubin.bsky.social
#SocialSecurity #HappyBirthday #FrancesPerkins #UnemploymentInsurance #Workweek #Overtime - this woman had chops #Leadership en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances...
August 14, 1935 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act (SSA) into law, creating unemployment compensation, old-age benefits and aid to dependent children.
August 14, 1935 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act (SSA) into law, creating unemployment compensation, old-age benefits and aid to dependent children.
August 14, 1935 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act (SSA) into law, creating unemployment compensation, old-age benefits and aid to dependent children.
#SocialSecurityAct #FrancesPerkins
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