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Ruth A Gorgen 1915 - 1992

Ruth A Gorgen of Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, NY was born on January 21, 1915, and died at age 77 years old in February 1992.
Ruth A Gorgen
Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, NY 12144
January 21, 1915
February 1992
Female
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  • 01/21
    1915

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    January 21, 1915
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  • 02/dd
    1992

    Death

    February 1992
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    Ruth A Gorgen lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1915, in the year that Ruth A Gorgen was born, in May, the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German torpedo. The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sailing from New York to Liverpool England. She sank in 18 minutes - 1,198 died and 761 survived. While travelers were the main casualty - and commodity - the Lusitania did carry wartime weapons. "Remember the Lusitania" became the rallying cry of World War 1.
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In 1938, she was 23 years old when on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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