How did needy Americans get help before 1900? Why did most states adopt “mother’s pension” programs after 1910? In what ways were these pensions sometimes administered unfairly?

Welfare

1. How did needy Americans get help before 1900?
2. Why did most states adopt “mother’s pension” programs after 1910? In what ways were these pensions sometimes administered unfairly?
3. Did President Franklin D. Roosevelt view the Social Security Act’s welfare provisions helping needy children and other dependent persons as permanent or temporary? Explain FDR’s reasoning on t