Frances Perkins, Narrated by Cameron Katz
Cameron Katz is the Head of Content + Partnerships at Made By Us, the national network connecting young adults to history and civic life through more than 750 museums, historic sites, libraries, and archives. Katz honors Frances Perkins, the labor secretary whose response to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire led to Social Security, the minimum wage, and the forty-hour work week.
Today is Youth Takeover Day, a whole day to spotlight youth leadership—where institutions make commitments to the future, share youth Letters to America and put young people in charge. National Youth Day is a moment during Civic Season to celebrate and uplift youth leadership, spark conversation, and help shape what comes next. Civic Season™ is the flagship program from Made By Us, a nonpartisan, not-for-profit network connecting hundreds of museums, historic sites, libraries and archives with younger generations.
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