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Bessie I Pitts 1912 - 1990

Bessie I Pitts of Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ was born on June 14, 1912, and died at age 77 years old on January 2, 1990.
Bessie I Pitts
Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ 85018
June 14, 1912
January 2, 1990
Female
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Bessie I Pitts' History: 1912 - 1990

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  • 06/14
    1912

    Birthday

    June 14, 1912
    Birthdate
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  • 01/2
    1990

    Death

    January 2, 1990
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Bessie I Pitts lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1912, in the year that Bessie I Pitts was born, Arizona was admitted to the United States in February (on Valentine's Day). It became the 48th state in the Union. Previously a Spanish - then Mexican - territory, the U.S. paid $15 million dollars for the area in 1848. Arizona was the last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the United States.
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In 1938, by the time she was 26 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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