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Elizabeth Cowan 1884 - 1973

Elizabeth Cowan of Pierce City, Lawrence County, Missouri was born on April 11, 1884, and died at age 89 years old in May 1973.
Elizabeth Cowan
Pierce City, Lawrence County, Missouri 65723
April 11, 1884
May 1973
Female
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    1884

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    April 11, 1884
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    1973

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    May 1973
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    Elizabeth Cowan lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1884, in the year that Elizabeth Cowan was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1919, she was 35 years old when in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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