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Gretchen Trombley 1900 - 1975

Gretchen Trombley of Oxford, Worcester County, MA was born on September 19, 1900, and died at age 74 years old in May 1975.
Gretchen Trombley
Oxford, Worcester County, MA 01540
September 19, 1900
May 1975
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Gretchen Trombley's History: 1900 - 1975

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    September 19, 1900
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    1975

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    May 1975
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    Gretchen Trombley lived 2 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1900, in the year that Gretchen Trombley 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, Gretchen was 38 years old when 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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