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Edith Newman 1886 - 1973

Edith Newman of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota was born on May 10, 1886, and died at age 87 years old in December 1973.
Edith Newman
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota 55101
May 10, 1886
December 1973
Female
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Edith Newman's History: 1886 - 1973

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    1886

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    May 10, 1886
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  • 12/dd
    1973

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    December 1973
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    Edith Newman lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1886, in the year that Edith Newman was born, on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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In 1914, Edith was 28 years old when President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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