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The Social Welfare History Image Portal brings together photographs, pamphlets, artifacts and documents chronicling the history of the nation's response to human need. This history includes the work of volunteer organizations, reform movements, social workers, and government legislation and systems.
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Woman Citizen, November 6, 1920

The Woman Citizen, November 6, 1920 was published following the first presidential election in which women could vote -- November 2, 1920."ELECTION…
Pogo Primer for Parents (TV Division)

Children's Bureau educational publication designed to help parents supervise their children's television experiences. The booklet encourages parents…
Popular Fallacies About Race Relations

A pamphlet addressing resistance from white Americans to racial integration. Written by the Educational Director of the Commission on Interracial…