FISH OF SANCAP Friendly Faces Luncheon

FISH OF SANCAP is excited welcome Dr. Peter Blaze Corcoran, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies and Environmental Education at Florida Gulf Coast University. His presentation is sure to interest many and we hope you’ll join us. Sanibel Deli will provide lunch, complimentary to all guests, and of course we’ll have our very popular games and giveaways.

In this illustrated talk, Dr. Peter Blaze Corcoran will share Frances Perkins’ life story, her faith-based activist journey, and her continuing legacy. Inspired by her Mount Holyoke College education and her Episcopal faith, Frances Perkins envisioned and fought for social justice, fair and safe conditions of labor, and the alleviation of poverty. She was the first woman in American history to serve as a Cabinet Secretary. In 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed her to serve as Secretary of Labor and she held that post through his entire presidency. She was the architect of the New Deal and was the force behind the minimum wage, the forty-hour work week, workers compensation, unemployment insurance, workplace safety regulation, child labor protection, and Social Security. Frances Perkins faced daunting challenges in her personal and public life. She turned to her deep conviction to social justice and to her faith to help her face the burdens of family and work. In 2009, the Episcopal Church General Convention recognized her as a Public Servant and Prophetic Witness and established May 13 as her Feast Day.