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Maria Reeves 1884 - 1971

Maria Reeves of New York was born on May 28, 1884, and died at age 86 years old in March 1971.
Maria Reeves
New York
May 28, 1884
March 1971
Female
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  • 05/28
    1884

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    May 28, 1884
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  • 03/dd
    1971

    Death

    March 1971
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    Maria Reeves lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1884, in the year that Maria Reeves 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 1922, she was 38 years old when on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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