Katherine Lenroot served a member of the United States Children's Bureau, part of the Department of the Labor, beginning in 1914, and was promoted to Bureau Chief in 1934, a post she retained until 1951. She helped write the Aid to Dependent…
For more information on this particular item, visit the document page for Summary of Provisions of the Social Security Act Relating to Federal Grants to States, August 1935 . This item is a part of the Catholics and Social Security: The National…
For more information on this particular item, visit the document page for FDR Speech Delivered to the New York State Democratic Convention.
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This is an English translation of the memorial letter from Rome in which American Catholics were granted permission to be members of the Knights of Labor and still remain in good standing in the Catholic Church. The letter was originally written in…
For more information on this particular item, visit the document page for Memoranda for Meeting of the Diocesan Directors of Catholic Charities; Minutes of the Meeting, January 29, 1935 This item is a part of the Catholics and Social Security: The…
Dr. Goetz A. Briefs was a Catholic social theorist and political economist. Born January 1, 1889 in Eschweiler, Germany, Briefs received his PhD from the University of Freiburg in Germany in 1912. He served as a professor of economics at several…
For more information on this particular item, visit the document page for “Rights of Worker Strongly Stressed by Speakers,†The Catholic News, October 7, 1933, pg. 6. This item is a part of the Catholics and Social Security: The National…