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Rita H Devries 1921 - 2006

Rita H Devries of Lafayette, Lafayette County, LA was born on July 15, 1921, and died at age 85 years old on August 13, 2006.
Rita H Devries
Lafayette, Lafayette County, LA 70506
July 15, 1921
August 13, 2006
Female
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  • 07/15
    1921

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    July 15, 1921
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  • 08/13
    2006

    Death

    August 13, 2006
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    Rita H Devries lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1921, in the year that Rita H Devries was born, on March 4, Warren G. Harding became President. Previously a U.S. Senator, Lieutenant Governor, and Ohio State Senator, Harding was a popular President. But many scandals plagued his short administration (he died in office after 2 and a half years), including the revelations of one of his mistresses and the Teapot Dome scandal. Historically, Harding is rated as one of the worst Presidents.
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In 1938, at the age of 17 years old, Rita was alive 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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