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Bessie Jenk 1905 - 1976

Bessie Jenk of Beardsley, Big Stone County, Minnesota was born on August 17, 1905, and died at age 70 years old in July 1976.
Bessie Jenk
Beardsley, Big Stone County, Minnesota 56211
August 17, 1905
July 1976
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  • 08/17
    1905

    Birthday

    August 17, 1905
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  • 07/dd
    1976

    Death

    July 1976
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Bessie Jenk lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 70.
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In 1905, in the year that Bessie Jenk was born, the Industrial Workers of the World was founded. An international labor union founded in Chicago, it was most often referred to as the "Wobblies" and had ties to the socialist movement and the anarchist movement. At its peak, it had 150,000 members.
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In 1917, when she was merely 12 years old, in April, the U.S. entered World War I, declaring war against Germany. President Wilson had previously declared neutrality in the war - a position supported by the majority of Americans - but after Germany declared that they would sink all ships trading with Great Britain and sunk U.S. ships, public opinion began to change. Then the Lusitania was sunk, killing 1,201 - including 128 Americans - and more U.S. ships were sunk. The U.S. could stand aside no longer.
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