In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan coined the term "welfare women" to refer to African American women who had children in order to obtain and remain on welfare.

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The term "welfare queen" is often associated with Ronald Reagan's 1976 presidential campaign rhetoric, but he did not specifically use the term "welfare women" nor did he explicitly attribute it to African American women, although the narrative around the "welfare queen" stereotype has been criticized for racial undertones.

In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan Coined the Term "Welfare