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Dorothea Sperry 1921 - 1978

Dorothea Sperry of Ridgeley, Mineral County, WV was born on May 6, 1921, and died at age 57 years old in October 1978.
Dorothea Sperry
Ridgeley, Mineral County, WV 26753
May 6, 1921
October 1978
Female
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    1921

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    May 6, 1921
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  • 10/dd
    1978

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    October 1978
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    Dorothea Sperry lived 17 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 57.
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In 1921, in the year that Dorothea Sperry was born, on March 4, Warren G. Harding became President. Previously a U.S. Senator, Lieutenant Governor, and Ohio State Senator, Harding was a popular President. But many scandals plagued his short administration (he died in office after 2 and a half years), including the revelations of one of his mistresses and the Teapot Dome scandal. Historically, Harding is rated as one of the worst Presidents.
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In 1938, when she was 17 years old, 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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