Frances Perkins: The Forgotten Woman Revealed
2010 Co-sponsor with Dutchess Community College Foundation, Kirstin Downey, ““Frances Perkins: the Forgotten Woman Revealed”
Award-winning journalist and author of “The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience,” Kirsten Downey provided a riveting exploration of how and why Perkins slipped into historical oblivion and restored Perkins to her proper place in history.
