Biden to establish national monument for first female Cabinet secretary

• Biden is set to visit the Labor Department Monday, where he is scheduled to sign the proclamation designating the Perkins Homestead in Newcastle, Maine, a national monument.

The big picture: Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Perkins was a driving force in creating Social Security and fought to establish workers' rights and protections, according to the White House.

• She was the longest-serving labor secretary in U.S. history, holding the post for 12 consequential years. During her tenure, she helped Americans get back to work during the Great Depression and laid a policy foundation that future administrations would build on, per a release.
• Perkins is also credited as a driving force behind the Fair Labor Standards Act and the National Labor Relations Act, among a number of critical jobs programs.
• She died in 1965 at 85.

Zoom out: The new designation advances an executive order from earlier this year to strengthen acknowledgements of women's history, the White House said in a statement.

• Beyond Biden's declaration, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland also announced several new historic landmarks honoring women throughout history, which include the Charleston Cigar Factory in Charleston, South Carolina, and the Furies Collective and Lucy Diggs Slowe and Mary Burrill House in Washington, D.C.

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