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Clara French 1884 - 1980

Clara French of Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee was born on May 29, 1884, and died at age 95 years old in April 1980.
Clara French
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 38112
May 29, 1884
April 1980
Female
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Clara French's History: 1884 - 1980

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  • 05/29
    1884

    Birthday

    May 29, 1884
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  • 04/dd
    1980

    Death

    April 1980
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    Clara French lived 22 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 95.
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In 1884, in the year that Clara French was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1904, Clara was 20 years old when the United States acquired the Panama Canal Zone. Now an unincorporated territory of the U.S., the Canal Zone had been previously held by the French, who were constructing a canal. The U.S. took over the construction of the Panama Canal and it was finally finished in 1914, when it was opened to commercial shipping. The United States held the Canal Zone until 1979.
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