FRANCES PERKINS
Frances Perkins (right) along with Arthur Altmeyer, Chairman of the Social Security Board (left) and Martha Carlson, who was the recepient of the 26 millionth Social Security number. 1938. SSA History Archives.
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Social Security History
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