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, US |
| Died | January 1975 Brattleboro, Vermont, US |
Ida May Fuller (September 6, 1874 - January 1975) was the first U.S. citizen to be the recipient of a monthly benefit Social Security check on January 31, 1940, a check for $22.54. Fuller lived her entire life in Brattleboro, Vermont, retired in 1939 and had 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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