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Nellie Portis 1900 - 1972

Nellie Portis of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on May 15, 1900, and died at age 71 years old in March 1972.
Nellie Portis
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60620
May 15, 1900
March 1972
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Nellie Portis' History: 1900 - 1972

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  • 05/15
    1900

    Birthday

    May 15, 1900
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  • 03/dd
    1972

    Death

    March 1972
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    Nellie Portis lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 71.
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In 1900, in the year that Nellie Portis was born, the U.S. population exceeded 75 million, rising about 13 million from the 1890 census. 87.9% of the population was white, 11.6% was African-American, 0.7% was Hispanic, and 0.5% was Native American, Asian, and other minorities.
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In 1938, when she was 38 years old, on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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