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Hedwig Marcus 1886 - 1988

Hedwig Marcus of Greenwich, Fairfield County, CT was born on December 13, 1886, and died at age 101 years old on June 19, 1988.
Hedwig Marcus
Greenwich, Fairfield County, CT 06830
December 13, 1886
June 19, 1988
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  • 12/13
    1886

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    December 13, 1886
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  • 06/19
    1988

    Death

    June 19, 1988
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    Hedwig Marcus lived 25 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 101.
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In 1886, in the year that Hedwig Marcus was born, on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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In 1907, at the age of 21 years old, Hedwig was alive when the showman Florenz Ziegfeld introduced his Ziegfeld Follies. Ziegfeld was inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris and the show was a step up from the then current vaudeville shows. The top entertainers of the time played in the Follies but the stars were the Ziegfeld girls - beautiful chorus girls in elaborate costumes. For almost a quarter of a century, the Ziegfeld follies were the toast of Broadway.
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