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Jovita Cartagena 1914 - 2007

Jovita Cartagena of Coamo, Coamo County, PR was born on February 22, 1914, and died at age 93 years old on May 25, 2007.
Jovita Cartagena
Coamo, Coamo County, PR 00769
February 22, 1914
May 25, 2007
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  • 02/22
    1914

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    February 22, 1914
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  • 05/25
    2007

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    May 25, 2007
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    Jovita Cartagena lived 25 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 93.
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In 1914, in the year that Jovita Cartagena was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1931, at the age of 17 years old, Jovita was alive when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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