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Maria A Chavez 1906 - 1991

Maria A Chavez was born on May 20, 1906, and died at age 85 years old in September 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Maria A Chavez.
Maria A Chavez
May 20, 1906
September 1991
Female
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  • 05/20
    1906

    Birthday

    May 20, 1906
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  • 09/dd
    1991

    Death

    September 1991
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Maria A Chavez lived 19 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1906, in the year that Maria A Chavez was born, author Upton Sinclair exposed the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle. While his intent was to show the lives of exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities, most people were horrified by how the meat that ended up on their tables was handled. There was such an outcry that legislation was passed to regulate meat packing. Sinclair said " "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."
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In 1941, Maria was 35 years old when 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.
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