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Wilhelmena Meyer 1884 - 1968

Wilhelmena Meyer of George, Lyon County, Iowa was born on December 7, 1884, and died at age 83 years old in May 1968.
Wilhelmena Meyer
George, Lyon County, Iowa 51237
December 7, 1884
May 1968
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Wilhelmena Meyer's History: 1884 - 1968

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  • 12/7
    1884

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    December 7, 1884
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  • 05/dd
    1968

    Death

    May 1968
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    Wilhelmena Meyer lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1884, in the year that Wilhelmena Meyer 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 1904, Wilhelmena was 20 years old when the United States acquired the Panama Canal Zone. Now an unincorporated territory of the U.S., the Canal Zone had been previously held by the French, who were constructing a canal. The U.S. took over the construction of the Panama Canal and it was finally finished in 1914, when it was opened to commercial shipping. The United States held the Canal Zone until 1979.
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