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Frances Perkins - Champion of American Workers
by Ruth Cashin Monsell
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Happy Birthday, Abe Lincoln!
FEBRUARY MUSINGS.... It has been too long since I've written a new post. I've been busy reading online, joining newsletters and other...
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Feb 123 min read
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In Memoriam
Our very dear friend, Tomlin Perkins Coggeshall, died yesterday in Elizabethtown, New York, in the hospital where he'd spent 5 days. He...
ruthmonsell
Jan 81 min read
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BULLETIN: THIS IS THE BIG NEWS DAY!!!
Today about 1:00 President Biden will sign to make the Frances Perkins ancestral homestead in Newcastle, Maine, a NATIONAL MONUMENT! ...
ruthmonsell
Dec 16, 20241 min read
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GIFT GIVING TIME...and a BLACK FRIDAY DEAL!
Greetings of the season. Coming up on Thanksgiving, I have so much gratitude for all the friends, followers and strangers who have warmly...
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Nov 23, 20241 min read
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Boston, Sunday, Oct. 20!
I'll be at a downtown church at 11 AM speaking about Frances Perkins, and YOU'RE invited. Just follow the zoom link below. thanks. I'd...
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Oct 19, 20241 min read
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TRUTH
"You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." -the Bible. It has always been one of my favorite verses of scripture,...
ruthmonsell
Oct 8, 20241 min read
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Welcome Fall and Welcome Back
Early fall finds me busy booking and planning yet more events and garnering new reviews. My latest 4 reviews are in the format of short...
ruthmonsell
Sep 28, 20241 min read
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HAPPY LABOR DAY!
It's the perfect day to celebrate Frances Perkins, whose work impacts all our lives every day. I can't say it better than Giovanna...
ruthmonsell
Sep 2, 20244 min read
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It's a Whirlwind!!
If I haven't written a new blog post in a while, it's because I've been flat out giving presentations and bookstore signings! Things are...
ruthmonsell
Jul 24, 20242 min read
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TUESDAY: FIRST PRESENTATION IN MAINE!
I'm mega excited! Only 5 days from now I'm doing my slide show, talk, readings, Q&A on the fantastic Miss Perkins at the beautiful CAMDEN...
ruthmonsell
May 30, 20241 min read
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My Dance Card is filling up!
So exciting: I already have six engagements to present the Frances Perkins story in mid coast Maine and have accepted an invitation to d...
ruthmonsell
May 6, 20241 min read
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Post 10: UPDATES, DATES & PARTY!!
Here we go at last. Two very successful presentations under my belt, one to teen students and one to adults and I'm about out of books, ...
ruthmonsell
Apr 25, 20241 min read
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WOO-HOOO! BLOG 9
My partner John's copy of the book, ordered last December, just arrived, and with it the Histria Books 2024 glossy covered catalog. My...
ruthmonsell
Apr 3, 20241 min read
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Getting there! EVENTS: Blog 7
It's EXCITING to have some variety planned in my first 6 public introductions/readings/signings/slide showings of my biography of Frances...
ruthmonsell
Mar 26, 20241 min read
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IT ARRIVED! - Blog 7
As this is "my first rodeo" as they say, I had no idea until a few days ago that I'd be opening my first box of MY FIRST BOOK (drum roll,...
ruthmonsell
Mar 6, 20242 min read
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New Publicity! Blog Number 6
I was excited that National Public Radio's popular and honored regular Podcast, "Maine Calling" focused on famous and important...
ruthmonsell
Mar 1, 20242 min read
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BLOG ENTRY 5: SIX WEEKS TO GO: GETTING THERE!
In the summer of 2022 I had the honor of portraying Frances Perkins onstage. I still have "her" attire in my closet, so that...
ruthmonsell
Feb 18, 20241 min read
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The Latest and Greatest!
News: All 9 Sherman's bookstores in Maine will carry my biography. I'll be doing signings in several, I believe. So far it's definitely...
ruthmonsell
Feb 9, 20241 min read
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BLURBS, CRITIQUES & REVIEWS: OH MY!
My First Reviews: All 3 gave me 5 stars!!! HERE'S NUMBER 1: Reviewed by Joe Wisinski for Readers' Favorite ***** Frances Perkins:...
ruthmonsell
Jan 29, 20244 min read
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The First Spark - Blog 3
It all began on a summer's day in 2012. Our local newspaper, The Lincoln County News, ran a major article on the start of tours of the...
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Jan 19, 20242 min read
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