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Geraldine Thornton 1906 - 1978

Geraldine Thornton of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana was born on December 26, 1906, and died at age 71 years old in May 1978.
Geraldine Thornton
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 46204
December 26, 1906
May 1978
Female
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Geraldine Thornton's History: 1906 - 1978

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  • 12/26
    1906

    Birthday

    December 26, 1906
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  • 05/dd
    1978

    Death

    May 1978
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    Geraldine Thornton lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 71.
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In 1906, in the year that Geraldine Thornton was born, 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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In 1923, she was 17 years old when Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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