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Myrtie Moss 1884 - 1964

Myrtie Moss of Texas was born on August 26, 1884, and died at age 79 years old in May 1964.
Myrtie Moss
Texas
August 26, 1884
May 1964
Female
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Myrtie Moss' History: 1884 - 1964

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  • 08/26
    1884

    Birthday

    August 26, 1884
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  • 05/dd
    1964

    Death

    May 1964
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Myrtie Moss lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1884, in the year that Myrtie Moss 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 1904, at the age of 20 years old, Myrtie was alive when the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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