Louise's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Read family tree.

Louise's Family

Parent

Parent

Louise R Read Partner Child Partner Child

Sibling

There are no photos of Louise R Read! Please share photos of Louise and the Read family.
Photo

Andre "Dre" and Catherine "Catie" Vittatoe

Willine Read

James Edward Joseph Read

Mary Cabell Read Youngblood

Jacqueline Robin Read

Dorothy Mansell & Charles Read, IL 1935

Dorothy Read & Norine Early, 1982

Mansell New Years Party

Chicago Fire Dept.

Margaret Alice McRobert and Walter Read

Group Photo

Great Grandpa Read photo2

mother or grandmorth and child

John Dill Read

Henry F. Read, c. 1860s

Leave a comment to ask questions, share information, or simply to show that you care about Louise.

Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Louise's lifetime.

In 1914, in the year that Louise R Read was born, in August, the world's first red and green traffic lights were installed at the corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland Ohio. The electric traffic light had been invented by a policeman in Salt Lake City Utah in 1912.

In 1929, when she was merely 15 years old, on October 29th (Black Tuesday), the stock market crashed in the United States. Billions of dollars were lost and some investors committed suicide as a result, having lost their fortunes. This ushered in the 12 year, worldwide Great Depression.

In 1934, when she was 20 years old, on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.

In 1944, she was 30 years old when on November 7th, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reelected to a fourth term as President of the United States. Running against Thomas Dewey, Governor of New York, Roosevelt won 53.4 of the popular vote, Dewey got 45.9%.

In 1994, in the year of Louise R Read's passing, on May 6th, former political prisoner, lawyer, and activist Nelson Mandela was elected the first black President of South Africa. He was 75 when he was elected and he served one five-year term.