Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare

734 Marin Street,Vallejo CA 94590

26 August, 2021

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FILM SHOWING. "Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare" 8/ 26 @ 7:00 p.m. at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare. Thursday, August 26, 7:00 p.m. at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, 734 Marin Street in downtown Vallejo. In the depths of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt appointed Frances Perkins as the first woman on a presidential cabinet. Against overwhelming odds, she became the driving force behind Social Security, the 40-hour work week, the eight-hour day, minimum wage and unemployment compensation. Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare features compelling interviews with David Brooks, Nancy Pelosi, Amy Klobuchar, Lawrence O’Donnell and others while telling Perkin’s heroic story which explores the history of women in politics, Social Security, our attitudes toward immigration, poverty, Socialism, and the role of government. Without this context our current dialogue is ill-informed and diminished. Filmmaker Mick Caouette will be joining the discussion over video link $10 suggested donation. Special offer: Pay $25 and receive admission to the film showing plus a discounted one-year membership to the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.