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On October 30, 2024, a plaque honoring Perkins was unveiled at 121 Washington Place in [[Greenwich Village]], where Perkins once lived.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.villagepreservation.org/campaign-update/plaque-honoring-labor-leader-and-feminist-trailblazer-frances-perkins-unveiled/|title=Plaque Honoring Labor Leader and Feminist Trailblazer Frances Perkins Unveiled - Village Preservation|date=November 1, 2024|website=www.villagepreservation.org}}</ref>
In December 2024, the Biden Administration established the Frances Perkins National Monument, encompassing the Perkins homestead in Newcastle, Maine.<ref>{{Cite web| last = The White House| title = FACT SHEET: President Biden Designates Frances Perkins National Monument| work = The White House| access-date = 2024-12-16| date = 2024-12-16| url = https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/16/fact-sheet-president-biden-designates-frances-perkins-national-monument/}}</ref>
Perkins remains a prominent alumna of [[Mount Holyoke College]], whose Frances Perkins Program allows "women of non-traditional age" (i.e., age 24 or older) to complete a bachelor of arts degree. There are approximately 140 Frances Perkins scholars each year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frances Perkins Program |url=https://www.mtholyoke.edu/fp/ |access-date=July 6, 2012 |publisher=[[Mount Holyoke College]]}}</ref>
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