Ida May Fuller
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For the co-founder of the Sigma Kappa sorority, see Ida Fuller.
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| Born | September 6, 1874 Brattleboro, Vermont, United States |
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| Died | January 1975 Brattleboro, Vermont, United States |
Ida May Fuller (September 6, 1874 – January 1975) was the first American citizen to receive a monthly benefit Social Security check. She received the check, amounting to $22.54, on January 31, 1940.
Fuller lived her entire life in Brattleboro, Vermont and worked as a legal secretary. She retired in 1939, having paid just three years of payroll taxes. Nevertheless, she received monthly Social Security checks until her death in 1975 at age 100. By the time of her death, Fuller had collected $22,888.92 from Social Security monthly benefits, even though she had contributed only $24.75 to the system. This is roughly an annualized return of 22%.
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- Ida May Fuller (accessed 2007-09-27)
- Details of Ida May Fuller's Payroll Tax Contributions (accessed 2007-09-27)
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