Series foreword / by John R. Vile --
Timeline of Social Security and welfare laws --
The Homestead Act of 1862 --
The Civil War pension system --
The Children's Bureau (1912) --
The Infancy and Maternity Protection Act of 1921 (Sheppard-Towner Act) --
The Social Security Act of 1935 --
The Social Security Act Amendments of 1939 --
The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (The G.I. Bill) --
The Social Security Act Amendments of 1950 --
Federal disability insurance: The Social Security Act Amendments of 1956 --
Aid for Families with Dependent Children and the emergence of modern welfare: The Public Welfare Amendments of 1962 --
The War on Poverty: The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 --
The Food Stamp Act of 1964 --
Medicare and Medicaid: The Social Security Amendments of 1965 --
Employment Security Amendments of 1970 --
COLAs (cost-of-living adjustments) and supplemental security income: The Social Security Amendments of 1972 --
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children: The WIC program (1972) --
The Earned Income Tax Credit --
Saving Social Security: The Social Security Amendments of 1983 --
The Family Support Act of 1988 --
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 --
The Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 2000.
