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Harriet Mckay 1884 - 1977

Harriet Mckay of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa was born on February 21, 1884, and died at age 93 years old in July 1977.
Harriet Mckay
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 50318
February 21, 1884
July 1977
Female
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Harriet Mckay's History: 1884 - 1977

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    1884

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    February 21, 1884
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  • 07/dd
    1977

    Death

    July 1977
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    Harriet Mckay lived 20 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 93.
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In 1884, in the year that Harriet Mckay 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 1902, by the time she was 18 years old, the modern air conditioner was invented by Willis H. Carrier. The company that he worked for needed to find a way to control humidity and by solving this problem, Carrier created a system that could be used for cooling the rooms of a house. The Sun Belt thanks him!
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