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Seal of Department of Health, Education & Welfare

For Students 9th - 10th
History of the Social Security Administration, which was created at the time FDR signed the Social Security Act. Links to related people, as well as a timeline and narrative history of Social Security since 1935. Gives details on the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Rudolf Virchow

For Students 9th - 10th
Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow (13 October 1821 - 5 September 1902) was a German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician. He is referred to as the "Father of Pathology," and founded...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Mary Elizabeth Switzer (1900 1971)

For Students 9th - 10th
Mary Elizabeth Switzer (1900-1971) was Director of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation in the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and co-winner of the Lasker Award in 1960 with Paul Wilson Brand (1914-2003), a...