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Helma Brakenberry 1900 - 1970

Helma Brakenberry of Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan was born on November 5, 1900, and died at age 70 years old in December 1970.
Helma Brakenberry
Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan 48161
November 5, 1900
December 1970
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Helma Brakenberry's History: 1900 - 1970

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    1900

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    November 5, 1900
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  • 12/dd
    1970

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    December 1970
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    Helma Brakenberry lived 8 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 70.
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In 1900, in the year that Helma Brakenberry was born, when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.
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In 1933, Helma was 33 years old when Frances Perkins became the first woman to hold a cabinet-level position, appointed by President Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor. She told him that her priorities would be a 40-hour work week, a minimum wage, unemployment compensation, worker’s compensation, abolition of child labor, direct federal aid to the states for unemployment relief, Social Security, a revitalized federal employment service, and universal health insurance. President Roosevelt approved of all of them and most them were implemented during his terms as President. She served until his death in 1945.
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