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Josie Merritt 1897 - 1972

Josie Merritt of Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia was born on May 20, 1897, and died at age 75 years old in September 1972.
Josie Merritt
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 30331
May 20, 1897
September 1972
Female
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Josie Merritt's History: 1897 - 1972

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  • 05/20
    1897

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    May 20, 1897
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  • 09/dd
    1972

    Death

    September 1972
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    Josie Merritt lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1897, in the year that Josie Merritt was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1906, she was just 9 years old when Finland became the first European country to give women the vote and to allow them to run for political office. (Women in Australia and New Zealand already had that right but couldn't run for office.) Although Finland belonged to the Russian Empire, there was great unrest and the Tsar wanted to broker a quick peace. As a part of the brokered peace, women got the vote.
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