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Matilda Darkes 1884 - 1977

Matilda Darkes of Smithfield, Henry County, Kentucky was born on March 15, 1884, and died at age 93 years old in July 1977.

Matilda Darkes
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Smithfield, Henry County, Kentucky 40068
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March 15, 1884
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July 1977
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In 1884, in the year that Matilda Darkes 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 1891, Matilda was just 7 years old when from March 9th through the 12th, a blizzard hit the south and west of England. Called the Great Blizzard of 1891, it led to snow drifts of up to 15 feet and killed 200 people and 6,000 animals. Fourteen ships sank.
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Darkes, George (Mar 12, 1893 - Aug 1967) Darkes, Beulah (Jan 16, 1910 - Sep 19, 1992) Darkes, Lloyd (May 23, 1918 - Mar 26, 2002) Darkes, Ethel (Apr 24, 1912 - May 29, 2007) Darkes, Kathryn (Sep 5, 1883 - Apr 1971) Darkes, Vista (Dec 1, 1916 - Jan 30, 2009) Darkes, Leona (Mar 30, 1909 - Nov 4, 1993) Darkes, Ivan (Nov 27, 1909 - Nov 5, 1993) Darkes, Edward (Oct 7, 1899 - Feb 1984) Darkes, Anna (Apr 21, 1921 - Oct 3, 1999)
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