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Aug 14, 2024

On This Day In 1935 FDR Signed The Legislation Creating Social Security In The United States

 

    Notice the only woman in the picture. That's Frances Perkins, who may deserve more credit for the bill's passage than anyone.

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  1. Amen, thank you SSA

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  2. For anyone interested in learning more about Frances Perkins and her legacy, The Woman Behind the New Deal by Kirsten Downey was wonderful.

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  3. And she's the only one making eye contact with the camera. Her expression seems to say "about darn time."

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  4. Actually, there's a much more poignant reason for the expression on her face. Read about it at https://www.ssa.gov/history/fpbiossa.html

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