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Rachel Bowers 1927 - 1983

Rachel Bowers of State Road, Surry County, North Carolina was born on August 14, 1927, and died at age 56 years old in December 1983.
Rachel Bowers
State Road, Surry County, North Carolina 28676
August 14, 1927
December 1983
Female
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Rachel Bowers' History: 1927 - 1983

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  • 08/14
    1927

    Birthday

    August 14, 1927
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  • 12/dd
    1983

    Death

    December 1983
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    Rachel Bowers lived 16 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 56.
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In 1927, in the year that Rachel Bowers was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1938, she was only 11 years old when 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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