Jessie is a Daughter of Mary Elizabeth Cranston Choate, descended from the Gov's John and Samuel Cranston.
Jeanette "Jessie" Hunter Choate (1871 - 1941)
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Jessie is a Daughter of Mary Elizabeth Cranston Choate, descended from the Gov's John and Samuel Cranston.
The Photographer, Jeanette (Jessie) Hunter Choate, sent it to her sister, Susan Parker Choate Stebbins with an enclosed note saying that it reminded her exactly of the architecture of a house in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Susan was 2nd wife to Historical Maritime Photographer, Nathaniel Livermore Stebbins, and the family had several "photography friends" including noted Children's Photographer and Children's Advertising Photography Pioneer, Bertha Lothrop.
The Gothenburg Tercentennial Jubilee Exposition was a world's fair held in Gothenburg Sweden, in 1923, (marking 300 years since the city was founded) The fair opened 8 May and ran until 30 September.
Back of photo has handwritten text:
"Jessie- Hands Down"
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Susan Parker Choate Stebbins (1865 - 1943)
Helen Baker Choate (1868 - 1958)
Jeannette "Jessie" Hunter Choate (1871 - 1941)
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In 1871, in the year that Jeanette "Jessie" Hunter Choate was born, on March 29th, Royal Albert Hall in London was officially opened by Queen Victoria. Construction had begun in 1867 and the hall was named after Queen Victoria's husband, who had died in 1861 - 10 years before.
In 1891, by the time she was 20 years old, on March 14th, a lynch mob stormed the Old Parish Prison. The mob lynched 11 of the 19 Italians who were arrested for - but found to be innocent of - the murder of New Orleans Police Chief David Hennessy.
In 1928, when she was 57 years old, aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
In 1935, by the time she was 64 years old, on August 14, the Social Security Act was signed into law. The purpose was to "provide federal assistance to those unable to work". The law established the Social Security Administration whose primary focus was to "provide aid for the elderly, the unemployed, and children". The Act survived many Supreme Court challenges and the Administration continues until today.
In 1941, in the year of Jeanette "Jessie" Hunter Choate's passing, on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.