University of California
Death and Taxes: How Longer Life Will Affect Social Security
This site offers an essay addressing the problem of mortality decline and the viability of Social Security in the long run. Contains footnote references.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Social Security
See how the relationship between the government and its citizens was changed with the passage of the Social Security Act in 1935.
A&E Television
History.com: How Black Women Fought for Civil War Pensions and Benefits
In a time when military pensions were a large part of the federal budget, Black women faced unique challenges in securing compensation. Widows of Civil War soldiers could begin applying to the Bureau of Pensions during the war, and one...