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Bessie Z Smith 1906 - 2004

Bessie Z Smith of Floresville, Wilson County, TX was born on July 13, 1906, and died at age 98 years old on December 10, 2004.
Bessie Z Smith
Floresville, Wilson County, TX 78114
July 13, 1906
December 10, 2004
Female
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Bessie Z Smith's History: 1906 - 2004

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  • 07/13
    1906

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    July 13, 1906
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  • 12/10
    2004

    Death

    December 10, 2004
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    Bessie Z Smith lived 26 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 98.
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In 1906, in the year that Bessie Z Smith was born, author Upton Sinclair exposed the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle. While his intent was to show the lives of exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities, most people were horrified by how the meat that ended up on their tables was handled. There was such an outcry that legislation was passed to regulate meat packing. Sinclair said " "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."
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In 1923, Bessie was 17 years old when on August 2nd, Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as the 30th President of the United States due to the sudden death of Warren G. Harding. After the scandals of the Harding presidency, Coolidge restored public confidence and was very popular. He won the Presidential election in 1924 but declined to run again in 1928.
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