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Emma Dirkse 1900 - 1974

Emma Dirkse of Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL was born on January 5, 1900, and died at age 74 years old in October 1974.
Emma Dirkse
Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL 33138
January 5, 1900
October 1974
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Emma Dirkse's History: 1900 - 1974

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    1900

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    January 5, 1900
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  • 10/dd
    1974

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    October 1974
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    Emma Dirkse lived 1 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1900, in the year that Emma Dirkse 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 1938, by the time she was 38 years old, 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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