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Ruby Shannon 1898 - 1973

Ruby Shannon of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama was born on February 12, 1898, and died at age 75 years old in November 1973.
Ruby Shannon
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 35211
February 12, 1898
November 1973
Female
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Ruby Shannon's History: 1898 - 1973

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  • 02/12
    1898

    Birthday

    February 12, 1898
    Birthdate
    Unknown
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  • 11/dd
    1973

    Death

    November 1973
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Ruby Shannon lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1898, in the year that Ruby Shannon was born, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.
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In 1900, at the age of merely 2 years old, Ruby was alive when Carrie Chapman Catt succeeded Susan B. Anthony as the president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. NAWSA was created by Anthony in 1890 in order to fight for the right of women to vote in the United States. Membership in NAWSA began at 7,000 and in the decades of the struggle - women didn't get the right to vote until 1920 - membership rose to 2 million.
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