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Dorothy B Meden 1900 - 1987

Dorothy B Meden of Plainfield, Union County, NJ was born on July 4, 1900, and died at age 87 years old on November 15, 1987.
Dorothy B Meden
Plainfield, Union County, NJ 07060
July 4, 1900
November 15, 1987
Female
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Dorothy B Meden's History: 1900 - 1987

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  • 07/4
    1900

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    July 4, 1900
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  • 11/15
    1987

    Death

    November 15, 1987
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    Dorothy B Meden lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1900, in the year that Dorothy B Meden was born, when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.
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In 1925, at the age of 25 years old, Dorothy was alive when in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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