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Cecelia C Thornton 1917 - 2002

Cecelia C Thornton of Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA was born on July 27, 1917, and died at age 84 years old on July 5, 2002.
Cecelia C Thornton
Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA 95833
July 27, 1917
July 5, 2002
Female
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Cecelia C Thornton's History: 1917 - 2002

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  • 07/27
    1917

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    July 27, 1917
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  • 07/5
    2002

    Death

    July 5, 2002
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    Cecelia C Thornton lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1917, in the year that Cecelia C Thornton was born, 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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In 1933, Cecelia was 16 years old 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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