Biden Establishes National Monument for 1st Female Cabinet Secretary

The new monument will be erected in Newcastle, Maine.
Biden Establishes National Monument for 1st Female Cabinet Secretary
President Joe Biden speaks in Washington on April 10, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden signed a proclamation on Dec. 16 establishing a monument for Frances Perkins, the first female Cabinet secretary.

The monument to Perkins, who served as the U.S. labor secretary from 1933 to 1945 and died in 1965, will be erected in Newcastle, Maine, according to the White House.