Meet Frances Perkins - The Unsung Heroine Behind the New Deal
Part 2
Janet Parnes plays and created this piece
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Time: 6-7pm
Location: Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St, Worcester, MA
The event is FREE for Worcester Historical Museum (WHM) members, students under 18, and with Museum general admission ($5)
The only person in his administration FDR said he could trust without reservation was Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. The first women to serve in the US Cabinet, Frances returns to the Worcester Historical Museum on March 27. Come hear stories of her trials, trip-ups, and triumphs in the FDR administration during the years that encompassed the Depression, New Deal, and World War 11.
Discover the stories behind topics that include:
The list of demands she presented to FDR before accepting the Secretary of Labor appointment
Her role in developing and pushing through New Deal programs
The impeachment attempt that left her career in tatters
Professional and personal repercussions of The Depression, World War 11; the anti-immigrant movement, gender bias, and more
Resignation and post-political life
Bedeviling troubles with her husband and daughter
You will come to understand the reasons Frances Perkins is referred to as one of the most influential women of the first half of the 20th century.
It is not necessary to have seen Part 1 of the Francs Perkins series to enjoy Part 2.
Janet Parnes of Historical Portrayals by Lady J will portray Miss Perkins.
Celebrating Women’s History Month at WHM:
Nellie – The Musical
Book by: Robby Steltz
Music by: Stephen Murray
February 29 – March 9, 2024
Location: Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St, Worcester, MA
The true story of Nellie Bly, the New York World reporter who checked herself into a lunatic asylum to report on the horrors in 1887. Medical historians and patient advocates, however, rightly revere Bly for her infamous exposé. Bly published her daring dispatches as a book, “Ten Days in a Mad-House.” that remains a classic in the annals of psychiatry and a cogent warning.