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Essie Ross 1913 - 1982

Essie Ross of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on February 13, 1913, and died at age 69 years old in November 1982.
Essie Ross
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60620
February 13, 1913
November 1982
Female
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  • 02/13
    1913

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    February 13, 1913
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  • 11/dd
    1982

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    November 1982
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    Essie Ross lived 3 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1913, in the year that Essie Ross was born, the 17th Amendment, establishing the direct election of U.S. Senators, was adopted. Previously, Senators were elected by state legislatures. As early as 1826, a call to elect senators through popular vote was championed and previous to the 17th amendment, two states had already changed their process. Governors are still able to appoint senators to vacant seats until an election can be held.
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In 1938, by the time she was 25 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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