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Matha B Roach 1906 - 1987

Matha B Roach of New Bern, Craven County, NC was born on January 21, 1906, and died at age 81 years old on October 28, 1987.
Matha B Roach
New Bern, Craven County, NC 28560
January 21, 1906
October 28, 1987
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Matha B Roach's History: 1906 - 1987

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  • 01/21
    1906

    Birthday

    January 21, 1906
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  • 10/28
    1987

    Death

    October 28, 1987
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    Matha B Roach lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1906, in the year that Matha B Roach was born, 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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In 1920, at the age of only 14 years old, Matha was alive when on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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