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Rena Petrou 1913 - 2001

Rena Petrou of Boston, Suffolk County, MA was born on January 18, 1913, and died at age 88 years old on May 1, 2001.

Rena Petrou
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Boston, Suffolk County, MA 02124
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January 18, 1913
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Rena Petrou Rena Petrou (1913 - 2001)
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In 1913, in the year that Rena Petrou was born, ratified in February the 16th Amendment, establishing a Federal income tax, became law. Previously, customs duties (tariffs) and excise taxes were the primary sources of federal revenue. With the passage of the 16th Amendment, incomes of couples exceeding $4,000, as well as those of single persons earning $3,000 or more, were subject to a 1% Federal tax (that would be about $98,000 and $74,000 now). Rates rose to 7% for incomes over half a million dollars. Less than 1% of the population was subject to income tax.
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In 1933, at the age of 20 years old, Rena was alive when Frances Perkins became the first woman to hold a cabinet-level position, appointed by President Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor. She told him that her priorities would be a 40-hour work week, a minimum wage, unemployment compensation, worker’s compensation, abolition of child labor, direct federal aid to the states for unemployment relief, Social Security, a revitalized federal employment service, and universal health insurance. President Roosevelt approved of all of them and most them were implemented during his terms as President. She served until his death in 1945.
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Petrou, Louis (Dec 3, 1915 - Jul 1986) Petrou, Nicholas (Nov 16, 1882 - Jul 1970) Petrou, Frances (Jan 22, 1917 - Aug 23, 1988) Petrou, Peter (May 19, 1940 - Dec 27, 1994) Petrou, Stephen (Jul 23, 1913 - Feb 16, 1989) Petrou, John (Aug 20, 1928 - Nov 21, 1992) Petrou, Andrea (Apr 23, 1889 - Jul 1971) Petrou, William (Oct 24, 1923 - Jun 4, 2008) Petrou, Constantin (Feb 20, 1889 - Feb 1974) Petrou, Helen (Nov 8, 1923 - Apr 30, 2001)
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