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Essie Mcdowell 1921 - 1987

Essie Mcdowell of Forrest City, Saint Francis County, Arkansas was born on February 28, 1921, and died at age 66 years old in August 1987.
Essie Mcdowell
Forrest City, Saint Francis County, Arkansas 72335
February 28, 1921
August 1987
Female
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  • 02/28
    1921

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    February 28, 1921
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  • 08/dd
    1987

    Death

    August 1987
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    Essie Mcdowell lived 6 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 66.
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In 1921, in the year that Essie Mcdowell was born, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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In 1938, by the time she was 17 years old, 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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