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Bessie Mayweather 1873 - 1968

Bessie Mayweather of Riverside, Riverside County, California was born on December 24, 1873, and died at age 94 years old in May 1968.

Bessie Mayweather

Riverside, Riverside County, California 92506

December 24, 1873

May 1968

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In 1873, in the year that Bessie Mayweather was born, on March 3rd, the U.S. Congress enacted the Comstock Law. The law made it illegal to send any "obscene, lewd, or lascivious" material through the U.S. mail. This included erotica, contraceptives, sex toys, abortifacients, information about these items, and "personal letters alluding to any sexual content or information".

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In 1886, Bessie was merely 13 years old when on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.

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