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Edith H Sheffer 1901 - 1994

Edith H Sheffer of Staunton, Staunton City County, VA was born on October 14, 1901, and died at age 92 years old on September 25, 1994.
Edith H Sheffer
Staunton, Staunton City County, VA 24401
October 14, 1901
September 25, 1994
Female
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Edith H Sheffer's History: 1901 - 1994

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  • 10/14
    1901

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    October 14, 1901
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  • 09/25
    1994

    Death

    September 25, 1994
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    Edith H Sheffer lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 92.
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In 1901, in the year that Edith H Sheffer was born, John Pierpont "J. P." Morgan created U.S. Steel. J.P. Morgan was an American banker and financier who dominated U.S. business at this time. He had previously overseen the creation of General Electric, as well as International Harvester and AT&T. He has been referred to as America's greatest banker. U.S. Steel was the first billion dollar company in the world, worth $1.4 billion in 1901.
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In 1938, at the age of 37 years old, Edith was alive when 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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