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Francesca Grassia 1886 - 1967

Francesca Grassia of West Warwick, Kent County, RI was born on October 20, 1886, and died at age 80 years old in February 1967.
Francesca Grassia
West Warwick, Kent County, RI 02893
October 20, 1886
February 1967
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Francesca Grassia's History: 1886 - 1967

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    1886

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    October 20, 1886
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    1967

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    February 1967
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    Francesca Grassia lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1886, in the year that Francesca Grassia 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 1906, she was 20 years old when author Upton Sinclair exposed the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle. While his intent was to show the lives of exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities, most people were horrified by how the meat that ended up on their tables was handled. There was such an outcry that legislation was passed to regulate meat packing. Sinclair said " "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."
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