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Bessie Meekins 1938 - 1976

Bessie Meekins was born on January 6, 1938, and died at age 38 years old in March 1976. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bessie Meekins.
Bessie Meekins
January 6, 1938
March 1976
Female
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Bessie Meekins' History: 1938 - 1976

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  • 01/6
    1938

    Birthday

    January 6, 1938
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  • 03/dd
    1976

    Death

    March 1976
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Bessie Meekins lived 33 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 38.
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In 1938, in the year that Bessie Meekins was born, on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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In 1946, by the time she was merely 8 years old, on July 4th, the Philippines gained independence from the United States. In 1964, Independence Day in the Philippines was moved from July 4th to June 12th at the insistence of nationalists and historians.
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