ABSTRACT
The US Children's Bureau undertook a nationwide survey of the state-level mothers' pensions program in 1931, and published its findings for the Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins, in 1933. These tables encapsulate some of the most important conclusions of the study. As they demonstrate, the many state programs shared some commonalities, particularly in discriminating against non-widowed women and non-white women. But the programs also varied widely in many other aspects, including payments.
