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Erna Benkowitz 1906 - 1997

Erna Benkowitz of San Diego, San Diego County, CA was born on December 13, 1906, and died at age 90 years old on November 27, 1997.
Erna Benkowitz
San Diego, San Diego County, CA 92127
December 13, 1906
November 27, 1997
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  • 12/13
    1906

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    December 13, 1906
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  • 11/27
    1997

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    November 27, 1997
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    Erna Benkowitz lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1906, in the year that Erna Benkowitz was born, Finland became the first European country to give women the vote and to allow them to run for political office. (Women in Australia and New Zealand already had that right but couldn't run for office.) Although Finland belonged to the Russian Empire, there was great unrest and the Tsar wanted to broker a quick peace. As a part of the brokered peace, women got the vote.
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In 1912, she was only 6 years old when in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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