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Dorothy Perkins 1927 - 1999

Dorothy Perkins of Newtown, Fairfield County, CT was born on February 28, 1927, and died at age 72 years old on April 12, 1999.
Dorothy Perkins
Newtown, Fairfield County, CT 06470
February 28, 1927
April 12, 1999
Female
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  • 02/28
    1927

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    February 28, 1927
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  • 04/12
    1999

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    April 12, 1999
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    Dorothy Perkins lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1927, in the year that Dorothy Perkins was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1938, she was only 11 years old when 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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