The Ph.D. Program in History

at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Non-GC Events

October 30 – Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare

New York Premier screening of Frances Perkins documentary: Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare

4:00 PM–7:00 PM
Pulitzer Hall, 2950 Broadway, New York, NY 10027
Documentary filmmaker Mick Caouette made extensive use of the Frances Perkins Papers held by Columbia to tell the story of the first woman cabinet member who was the driving force behind the American Social Safety Net. Panel discussion to follow screening to include Alice Kessler-Harris, Tomlin Perkins Coggeshall, and Christopher Breiseth.