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Ada Whitney 1884 - 1971

Ada Whitney of Grandfield, Tillman County, Oklahoma was born on February 19, 1884, and died at age 87 years old in March 1971.

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Grandfield, Tillman County, Oklahoma 73546
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In 1884, in the year that Ada Whitney 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 1923, she was 39 years old when Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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Whitney, Inez (Apr 6, 1905 - Aug 1982) Whitney, Harry (Jul 6, 1894 - Feb 1981) Whitney, Harriet (Dec 20, 1897 - May 1987) Whitney, Leon (Aug 3, 1907 - Jun 3, 1991) Whitney, Elsie (May 19, 1900 - Jan 1981) Whitney, Elverton (Jul 4, 1907 - Aug 1962) Whitney, Madelene (Jan 21, 1908 - Feb 1986) Whitney, Harry (Mar 1, 1913 - Sep 16, 1990) Whitney, Maud (Apr 30, 1884 - Aug 1965) Whitney, Pauline (Aug 10, 1916 - Feb 20, 1998)
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