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Ethel Holmes 1878 - 1968

Ethel Holmes of Boston, Suffolk County, MA was born on December 7, 1878, and died at age 89 years old in September 1968.
Ethel Holmes
Boston, Suffolk County, MA 02109
December 7, 1878
September 1968
Female
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Ethel Holmes' History: 1878 - 1968

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  • 12/7
    1878

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    December 7, 1878
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  • 09/dd
    1968

    Death

    September 1968
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    Ethel Holmes lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1878, in the year that Ethel Holmes was born, on September 12th, Cleopatra's Needle, built in Egypt in 1450 B.C. and transported to England, was erected in London. It had arrived in England on January 21st, having been towed by boat.
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In 1884, Ethel was only 6 years old when 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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