Odd Ball Stuff

 Yes, I'm back, but I have a bad case of "bloggers'' Block!"

01. First Social Security Recipient. Ida Mae Fuller

(Below is a quote from the NARFE Magazine for April  2023:)

(I have a lot of "stuff" that I would like to share... like the Ida Fuller info mentioned.  I just have to get my butt in gear.  

Meanwhile, I trust that you are enjoying the slightly warmer weather that you might be having.  

See ya!)

"... Ida Mae Fuller received the first monthly Social Security retirement benefit in 1940, she was 65 years old. As a secretary, she paid into the program $24.75 over the three years that Social Security collected payroll taxes. 

Her initial benefit was 22.54 per month, and over her lifetime, she collected a total of  $22,888.92.  Ida Mae lived to 100 -- you could say that she maximized her Social Security benefit."

02. Who was Ida Mae Fuller?

03.  Was Ida's face recognizable?

On the 4th floor of the Woodlawn, Maryland Social Security (SSA) Headquarters, there was a large picture of this lady, which was observed constantly  by SSA employees and visitors.

Mrs. Fuller lived in Ludlow, Vermont. she was the secretary for the Congressman who pushed for the program the most.