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Frances Perkins: The Woman Behind FDR's New Deal on Zoom

2022-09-13 14:00:00 2022-09-13 15:00:00 America/New_York Frances Perkins: The Woman Behind FDR's New Deal on Zoom Jeffrey Urbin, Education Specialist at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will discuss how Labor Secretary Frances Perkins influenced the labor movement. MHL Virtual Programs -

Tuesday, September 13
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-09-13 14:00:00 2022-09-13 15:00:00 America/New_York Frances Perkins: The Woman Behind FDR's New Deal on Zoom Jeffrey Urbin, Education Specialist at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will discuss how Labor Secretary Frances Perkins influenced the labor movement. MHL Virtual Programs -

Jeffrey Urbin, Education Specialist at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will discuss how Labor Secretary Frances Perkins influenced the labor movement.

Prior to the New Deal, American workers had little power and few protections in the workplace. This session explores how FDR's historic Labor Secretary Frances Perkins changed the balance of power between workers and management to improve working conditions and usher in the modern labor movement. Led by Jeffrey Urbin, Education Specialist at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Library Program--Adults |

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