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Tela Cook 1916 - 2000

Tela Cook of Pawling, Dutchess County, NY was born on February 7, 1916, and died at age 83 years old on January 1, 2000.
Tela Cook
Pawling, Dutchess County, NY 12564
February 7, 1916
January 1, 2000
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Tela Cook's History: 1916 - 2000

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  • 02/7
    1916

    Birthday

    February 7, 1916
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  • 01/1
    2000

    Death

    January 1, 2000
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    Cause of death
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    Tela Cook lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1916, in the year that Tela Cook was born, suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.
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In 1931, when this person was just 15 years old, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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