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Emily Shapella 1913 - 1998

Emily Shapella of Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA was born on June 9, 1913, and died at age 84 years old on January 16, 1998.
Emily Shapella
Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA 17972
June 9, 1913
January 16, 1998
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Emily Shapella's History: 1913 - 1998

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  • 06/9
    1913

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    June 9, 1913
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  • 01/16
    1998

    Death

    January 16, 1998
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    Emily Shapella lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1913, in the year that Emily Shapella was born, ratified in February the 16th Amendment, establishing a Federal income tax, became law. Previously, customs duties (tariffs) and excise taxes were the primary sources of federal revenue. With the passage of the 16th Amendment, incomes of couples exceeding $4,000, as well as those of single persons earning $3,000 or more, were subject to a 1% Federal tax (that would be about $98,000 and $74,000 now). Rates rose to 7% for incomes over half a million dollars. Less than 1% of the population was subject to income tax.
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In 1933, by the time she was 20 years old, 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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