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Bess Barton 1903 - 1992

Bess Barton of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC was born on May 24, 1903, and died at age 89 years old on October 2, 1992.
Bess Barton
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC 28211
May 24, 1903
October 2, 1992
Female
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  • 05/24
    1903

    Birthday

    May 24, 1903
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  • 10/2
    1992

    Death

    October 2, 1992
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    Bess Barton lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1903, in the year that Bess Barton was born, the silent film, The Great Train Robbery opened. Although it was filmed in Milltown, New Jersey, it was a Western. Twelve minutes long, the film used a lot of innovative techniques - some scenes were hand colored and composite editing, on-location shooting, and frequent camera movement were used. Its budget was $150 (about $4000 currently) and was the most popular film until 1915 when Birth of a Nation was released.
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In 1933, at the age of 30 years old, Bess 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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