Timeline HS-Elizabeth

  • Industrial Revolution

    a shift in thought began to occur as families came together in urban areas
  • Charitable Organization Society (COS)

    a society that offered care for the needy
  • World War 1/the Great Depression

    these events resulted in many Americans being displaced, disabled, unemployed, homeless or widowed without financial support
  • the New Deal

    focused on offering relief for those in need and recovery from the current crisis
  • Social Security Act of 1935

    provided for the retired elderly and widows and dependent children of deceased workers
  • Department of Health and Human Services

    part of the federal government that administers and oversees
  • Department of Health of Human Services

    part of a federal government that administers and oversees programs and services concerning health and welfare
  • Family and Medical Leave Act

    allows full-time employees to take unpaid job-protected leave for family transitions involving close family members, such as spouses, children, and parents