From the earliest moments of the New Deal, members of the administration, most notably Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, have been lobbying for a system of federally-sponsored social insurance for the elderly and the unemployed. Its first job, Samuel Beer remembers, is to convince people that government can help them. The original Social Security legislation in 1935 is just the first step in launching the concept of a welfare state. In 1939 the act is amended to create survivors insurance for widows of workers and mothers with minor children.

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New Deal, Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins, federally-sponsored social insurance for elderly and unemployed, convincing people that government can help, 1935 Social Security legislation, concept of a welfare state, 1939 amendments, survivors insurance, Great Depression, The

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Beer, Ph.D., Samuel (Performer), Mink, Ph.D., Gwendolyn (Performer), , (Performer), INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications (Firm)

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