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June 2, 2026
“From time to time, we all need reminders about the importance of positive change and our own potential to be
The Frances Perkins Center is a non-profit organization and official philanthropic partner of the Frances Perkins National Monument. Established in 2009, we are a nationally recognized cultural institution based at the national monument in Newcastle, Maine. Our mission is to inspire current and future generations to understand and uphold the government’s role in providing social justice and economic security for all. Our work is guided by Frances Perkins’ effective leadership style and one woman’s power to change the world.
FRANCES PERKINS
NATIONAL MONUMENT
The Frances Perkins National Monument sits on a 57-acre saltwater farm in Newcastle, Maine. It serves as a tangible reminder that America is intended to be a vast homestead for all its people, a lively household for one and all, and that concern for the common good should govern our life together.
Reflecting on Frances Perkins’ commitment to the principle that “government should provide all its people with the best possible life,” we believe that her ancestral homestead and our idea of the nation as “homestead for all” can help us bolster important American values where the strength of our nation resides in its diversity.
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