{"id":2380569,"date":"2024-12-16T14:14:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T19:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-establishes-monument-honoring-first-female-cabinet-secretary\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T14:15:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T19:15:44","slug":"biden-establishes-monument-honoring-first-female-cabinet-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-establishes-monument-honoring-first-female-cabinet-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden establishes monument honoring first female Cabinet secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden has established a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">national monument<\/a> in \u2063honor of Frances \u2063Perkins, who made history as the first woman to\u200b serve in a Cabinet position as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-officials-say-10-of-states-unemployment-payments-linked-to-fraud\/\" title=\"Calif. officials say 10% of state\u2019s unemployment payments linked to fraud\">labor secretary<\/a> from\u2063 1933 to 1945.\u2062 Perkins played a \u200dpivotal role \u200din supporting President Franklin Roosevelt&#8217;s \u200dNew Deal and was\u200d an advocate for organized labor.Her \u200ccontributions included the creation of Social Security, efforts to reduce unemployment during the great\u200d Depression, and the establishment\u200d of fundamental labor rights\u200c such as \u200bthe minimum \u2063wage, overtime pay,\u200c and regulations against child labor.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden establishes national monument honoring first female Cabinet secretary<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1913589\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> established a new national monument Monday honoring Frances Perkins, the first woman to hold a Cabinet position.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Perkins, who served as labor secretary from 1933 to 1945, was a critical ally supporting former President Franklin Roosevelt&rsquo;s New Deal agenda and a strong voice for organized labor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220326\/five-democrats-prime-position-face-party-2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>FIVE DEMOCRATS IN PRIME POSITION TO BE FACE OF THE PARTY IN 2028<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She envisioned and helped create Social Security; helped millions of Americans get back to work during the Great Depression; fought for the right of workers to organize and bargain collectively; and established the minimum wage, overtime pay, prohibitions on child labor, and unemployment insurance,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> officials said in a statement Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, who frequently bills himself as the most <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">pro-union president<\/a> in history, made the announcement Monday during remarks at the Labor Department.<\/p>\n<p>Just prior to Biden&rsquo;s remarks, acting Labor Secretary Julie Su added that Biden would be elected into the &ldquo;Labor Hall of Honor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Folks, you know, it&rsquo;s an incredible honor, I really mean that,&rdquo; Biden opened. &ldquo;I measure the importance of any award I ever received based on the character and consequence of the organization that&rsquo;s bestowing it, and the Department of Labor is an organization of character and consequence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden called Perkins &ldquo;one of America&rsquo;s greatest labor leaders&rdquo; and recalled how she &ldquo;became a fierce defender of unions and workers rights.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Many of the benefits we take for granted are a consequence of Frances&rsquo;s dedication,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3106551\/biden-administration-rulemaking-blitzes-aim-trump-proof-federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN ADMINISTRATION RULEMAKING BLITZES AIM TO TRUMP-PROOF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s clear that Frances Perkins and a generation of activists and labor leaders laid the groundwork for much of what we&rsquo;ve accomplished in the last four years,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/citizens-gather-in-washington-d-c-for-save-america-rally\/\" title=\"Citizens gather in Washington, D.C. for \u2018Save America Rally\u2019\">president claimed<\/a>. &ldquo;Together, we&rsquo;re building an economy from the middle out and the bottom up, not the top down, because we know this simple truth: Wall Street didn&rsquo;t build America. The middle class built America, and unions built the middle class. That&rsquo;s a fact.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to the White House, the Frances Perkins National Monument encompasses 57 acres in Newcastle, Maine, on the site of Perkins&rsquo;s familial homestead. <\/p>\n<p>The memorial is part of Biden&rsquo;s push to establish new national monuments honoring leading women in America&rsquo;s history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced five other national monuments &ldquo;that will increase the representation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/immigrant-horror-man-rapes-chokes-to-death-girl-16-in-front-of-her-own-mother\/\" title=\"Immigrant Horror: Man Rapes, Chokes to Death Girl, 16, in Front of Her Own Mother\">women&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s history in historic sites,&rdquo; per White House officials.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s remarks can be seen in full below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"YTJLoI6hmJ8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Biden Delivers Remarks at the Frances Perkins National Monument Designation Event\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YTJLoI6hmJ8?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1913589\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1913589\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden creates monument honoring first female Cabinet member<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2380570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/biden-labor.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,46900,46901,5636,46902],"class_list":["post-2380569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-female-cabinet-secretary","tag-historical-recognition","tag-monument","tag-womens-leadership"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/biden-labor.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2380569"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2380573,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380569\/revisions\/2380573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2380570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2380569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2380569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2380569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}