Olympia Snowe, Maine Senate President Mattie Daughtry ... better for millions of Americans has touched us all. With a national monument designation, not only will she receive the recognition ...

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The official designation is for the Newcastle home of former U.S. Labor Secreatary Frances Perkins, who was the first woman to serve on a presidential Cabinet. Texans' playoff win over Chargers ...

(Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) President Joe Biden has designated the Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle, Maine, a national monument to honor the legacy of the first woman to serve in a ...

In December 2024, President Joe Biden declared the Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle, Maine, a national monument, ensuring her story will live on as part of our nation’s heritage. It is only the ...

This monument preserves more than 87,500 acres along the East Branch of the Penobscot River in Maine, a traditional transportation corridor of the native Wabanaki people of the region, as well as a ...

President Biden is set to designate a national monument in Maine commemorating pioneering former Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, who served as the nation’s first woman Cabinet secretary under ...

NEWCASTLE, Maine (WMTW) — The Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark in Newcastle is now the Frances Perkins National Monument, making it the 433rd national park site in the country.