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Dessie Perkins 1912 - 1952

Dessie Perkins was born on November 18, 1912, and died at age 39 years old in July 1952. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dessie Perkins.
Dessie Perkins
November 18, 1912
July 1952
Female
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  • 11/18
    1912

    Birthday

    November 18, 1912
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  • 07/dd
    1952

    Death

    July 1952
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Dessie Perkins lived 33 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 39.
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In 1912, in the year that Dessie Perkins was born, the Girl Scouts of the USA was started by Juliette Gordon Low with the help of Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Boy Scouts in Great Britain. She said after a meeting with Baden-Powell, "I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!" And she did.
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In 1925, Dessie was just 13 years old when in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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