DC I Am Not Content: An Hour with Frances Perkins
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Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 11:00am
"I Am Not Content: An Hour with Frances Perkins.”
A one-woman play sponsored by the Montgomery History Speaker's Bureau.
The life of Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor under Franklin Delano Roosevelt and founder of Social Security, is retold in this one-woman play written by Steve LaRocque and performed by Kathie Mack.
The setting is an introductory lecture given by Ms. Perkins at Cornell University, where she was a faculty member from 1957 through 1965. As she introduces herself to the class, she recounts significant events of her life, including witnessing the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, her relentless pursuit of worker safety issues in New York factories, and her twelve years as FDR’s Secretary of Labor, when she played a key role in developing the economic recovery programs of the New Deal and the landmark legislation that established Social Security.
Through her anecdotes and life narrative, Frances Perkins reiterates her fundamental principle: as long as there is a single American worker who does not have decent wages, humane hours, and a safe place to work, “I am not content.”
This event will be followed by lunch at Hunter's Bar & Grill.
Date, Time & Location for the Play
Thursday, November 12th, 2026, 11am-12pm
11113 Cripplegate Road
Potomac, MD
Lunch from 12:15 - 1:30pm
Hunter's Bar & Grill
Potomac Village Shopping Center
10123 River Road
Potomac, MD
Note: attendees are responsible for the cost of their meal, drinks, and a tip of 20% or more.
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11113 Cripplegate Road
Potomac, MD 20854
USA
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Debra Ekman
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