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Mary Nelson 1886 - 1974

Mary Nelson of Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana was born on August 21, 1886, and died at age 88 years old in November 1974.
Mary Nelson
Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana 59401
August 21, 1886
November 1974
Female
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Mary Nelson's History: 1886 - 1974

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  • 08/21
    1886

    Birthday

    August 21, 1886
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  • 11/dd
    1974

    Death

    November 1974
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    Mary Nelson lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1886, in the year that Mary Nelson was born, on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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In 1914, Mary was 28 years old when 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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