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Dorothy Field 1913 - 2008

Dorothy Field of New York, New York County, NY was born on January 21, 1913, and died at age 95 years old on December 12, 2008.
Dorothy Field
New York, New York County, NY 10032
January 21, 1913
December 12, 2008
Female
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  • 01/21
    1913

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    January 21, 1913
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  • 12/12
    2008

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    December 12, 2008
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    Dorothy Field lived 20 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 95.
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In 1913, in the year that Dorothy Field was born, the Philippine–American War ended for good in June. While the official end of the war was in 1902, fighting continued for several years. An estimated 200,000 to 250,000 total Filipino civilians died and although the U.S. viewed its role as a colonial presence as one of preparing the Philippines for independence, American colonization drastically changed the character off the culture. The Catholic Church was no longer the state religion and English became the primary language of the government.
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In 1933, at the age of 20 years old, Dorothy was alive 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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