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Hermina Wolak 1913 - 2001

Hermina Wolak of Yonkers, Westchester County, NY was born on June 14, 1913, and died at age 88 years old on November 15, 2001.
Hermina Wolak
Yonkers, Westchester County, NY 10705
June 14, 1913
November 15, 2001
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Hermina Wolak's History: 1913 - 2001

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  • 06/14
    1913

    Birthday

    June 14, 1913
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  • 11/15
    2001

    Death

    November 15, 2001
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    Hermina Wolak lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1913, in the year that Hermina Wolak was born, the Philippine–American War ended for good in June. While the official end of the war was in 1902, fighting continued for several years. An estimated 200,000 to 250,000 total Filipino civilians died and although the U.S. viewed its role as a colonial presence as one of preparing the Philippines for independence, American colonization drastically changed the character off the culture. The Catholic Church was no longer the state religion and English became the primary language of the government.
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In 1933, Hermina was 20 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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