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First public commission on aging launched in Massachusetts.

Date: 1909

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This marks the development of public concern in the U.S. about aging as a public health issue, and as a problem to be solved "for the good of society." Depending on the state, funding for the support of aging people is directed primarily or exclusively to white people during this era.

The first federal bill on pensions for elders is also introduced this same year.