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Lucy Ruffin 1884 - 1980

Lucy Ruffin of New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana was born on December 16, 1884, and died at age 95 years old in August 1980.

Lucy Ruffin

New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana 70115

December 16, 1884

August 1980

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December 16, 1884

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In 1884, in the year that Lucy Ruffin 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 1941, she was 57 years old when on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.

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