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Althea Merritt 1893 - 1983

Althea Merritt of New Paltz, Ulster County, NY was born on August 19, 1893, and died at age 89 years old in March 1983.
Althea Merritt
New Paltz, Ulster County, NY 12561
August 19, 1893
March 1983
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Althea Merritt's History: 1893 - 1983

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  • 08/19
    1893

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    August 19, 1893
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  • 03/dd
    1983

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    March 1983
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    Althea Merritt lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1893, in the year that Althea Merritt was born, on November 7th, the women of Colorado were given the right to vote via a state referendum. Fifty-five percent of voters turned out and the referendum passed with 35,798 voting in favor and 29,551 voting against.
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In 1938, by the time she was 45 years old, on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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