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Ruby Whittlesey 1884 - 1980

Ruby Whittlesey of Lakeside, Litchfield County, CT was born on August 17, 1884, and died at age 95 years old in March 1980.
Ruby Whittlesey
Lakeside, Litchfield County, CT 06758
August 17, 1884
March 1980
Female
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    1884

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    August 17, 1884
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    1980

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    March 1980
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    Ruby Whittlesey lived 19 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 95.
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In 1884, in the year that Ruby Whittlesey 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 1911, when she was 27 years old, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole, along with four fellow Norwegian explorers. After hearing that Peary had beaten him to the North Pole, Amundsen decided to tackle the South Pole. On December 14th, he succeeded.
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