On the day after the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York City, I spoke with Barbara Burt, the executive director of the Frances Perkins Center in Maine. Burt had been at the memorial and was kind enough to speak with me from her hotel room.

Listen here:
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The Frances Perkins Center has a new book, A Promise to All Generations: Stories and Essays about Social Security & Frances Perkins. It’s a great read — engaging and inspiring. Anyone interested in history, women’s studies, economics, social sciences, social justice, labor issues, disabilities, social security and living life in the 21st century will enjoy it.

You can read the transcript of the interview here.