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Dorcas Wharton 1884 - 1978

Dorcas Wharton of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington was born on July 2, 1884, and died at age 93 years old in February 1978.

Dorcas Wharton
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Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington 98225
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In 1884, in the year that Dorcas Wharton was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1897, Dorcas was just 13 years old when in the January 22nd issue of "Engineering", the word "computer" was first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device. Previously - since the 17th century - the term computer meant "one who computes" and referred to human beings who worked with numbers.
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Wharton, Evelyn (Jul 25, 1908 - Mar 1991) Wharton, Henry (Aug 13, 1983 - Apr 18, 2007) Wharton, Leon (Oct 21, 1920 - Mar 8, 1999) Wharton, William (Sep 17, 1889 - Oct 1964) Wharton, Elva (Sep 17, 1892 - Apr 1972) Wharton, John (Jul 10, 1885 - Jan 15, 1968) Wharton, Richard (Feb 21, 1936 - Nov 1987) Wharton, Susie (Mar 4, 1911 - May 2, 2004) Wharton, James (May 15, 1891 - Mar 15, 1970) Wharton, Glen (Jul 22, 1928 - Oct 26, 2003)
Wharton, Charlene (Oct 8, 1934 - Apr 13, 2003) Wharton, Barbara (Sep 2, 1941 - Jul 23, 2009) Wharton, Perley (May 27, 1911 - Mar 1972) Wharton, Wamon (Mar 14, 1917 - Mar 7, 2000) Wharton, Hilda (Jan 5, 1914 - Aug 28, 1999) Wharton, Martha (Apr 27, 1922 - Feb 23, 1999) Wharton, Donald (Dec 5, 1936 - Apr 9, 2001) Wharton, Sarah (Feb 2, 1898 - Jul 1976) Wharton, Elna (May 2, 1880 - Aug 1965) Wharton, Jack (Apr 11, 1913 - Nov 15, 1996)
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