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Edith Smissman 1884 - 1969

Edith Smissman of Saint Louis, Saint Louis County, Missouri was born on May 18, 1884, and died at age 84 years old in March 1969.
Edith Smissman
Saint Louis, Saint Louis County, Missouri 63132
May 18, 1884
March 1969
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  • 05/18
    1884

    Birthday

    May 18, 1884
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  • 03/dd
    1969

    Death

    March 1969
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    Edith Smissman lived 2 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1884, in the year that Edith Smissman 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 1899, she was just 15 years old when on February 4th, the Philippine–American War began. The Philippines objected to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1898, that transferred possession of the Philippines from Spain to the U.S. Filipinos began a fight for independence and fighting between U.S. forces and those of the Philippine Republic broke out. On June 2nd, the Philippines officially declared war on the United States.
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