--First female cabinet secretary Frances Perkins forges way through Washington politics to champion justice for workers

The one person in his administration President Franklin D. Roosevelt said he could trust was the only woman in his Cabinet: Frances Perkins. The first women to serve in the US Cabinet, Miss Perkins is coming to tell “the rest of the story.”. Come hear stories of her trials, trip-ups, and triumphs as FDR’s Secretary of Labor during the tumultuous years that encompassed the Depression, New Deal, and World War II.

Discover the stories behind topics that include the list of demands she presented to FDR before accepting the appointment; professional and personal repercussions of The Depression and World War 11; Frances’ largely unacknowledged role re New Deal programs such as Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and the minimum wage; her near impeachment; WW 11immmmigration, overwhelming family difficulties, gender bias and more.

You will come to understand the reasons Frances Perkins is referred to as one of America’s most influential women of the first half of the 20th century.

Janet Parnes of Historical Portrayals by Lady J, Millis will portray Miss Perkins.

The founder and principal of Historical Portrayals by Lady, Janet Parnes has been delighting and educating audiences ages 7-adult with historical-character portrayals for 20 years. Her portrayals whisk audiences back into life into the Colonial, Federalist, and Victorian eras. Janet’s extensive research, attention to detail, and writing talent result in historically accurate, entertaining performances. Audiences them feel as if they are chatting with a friend. Audiences chuckle, marvel and sometimes cringe!