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Ida Folsom 1884 - 1972

Ida Folsom of Gainesville, Alachua County, FL was born on October 9, 1884, and died at age 87 years old in April 1972.
Ida Folsom
Gainesville, Alachua County, FL 32601
October 9, 1884
April 1972
Female
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    1884

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    October 9, 1884
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    1972

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    April 1972
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    Ida Folsom lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1884, in the year that Ida Folsom was born, 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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In 1896, at the age of merely 12 years old, Ida was alive when on August 17th, the first pedestrian v car fatality occurred in Great Britain. Bridget Driscoll, age 44, was walking with her family on the grounds of The Crystal Palace in London when she was hit by a car driven by Arthur James Edsall. Edsall claimed to be going 4.5 mph and Driscoll's death was ruled an "accidental death" after an inquest.
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