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Dorothy Purdum 1918 - 1980

Dorothy Purdum was born on September 30, 1918, and died at age 61 years old in May 1980. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dorothy Purdum.
Dorothy Purdum
September 30, 1918
May 1980
Female
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  • 09/30
    1918

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    September 30, 1918
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  • 05/dd
    1980

    Death

    May 1980
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    Dorothy Purdum lived 15 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 61.
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In 1918, in the year that Dorothy Purdum was born, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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In 1920, by the time she was merely 2 years old, the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote, passed both Houses of Congress and was sent to the States to ratify. In August, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the Amendment and it became law eight days later. Mississippi ratified it in 1984.
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