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Ruby Wilkey 1884 - 1976

Ruby Wilkey of Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin was born on January 3, 1884, and died at age 92 years old in November 1976.
Ruby Wilkey
Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin 54235
January 3, 1884
November 1976
Female
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Ruby Wilkey's History: 1884 - 1976

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    1884

    Birthday

    January 3, 1884
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  • 11/dd
    1976

    Death

    November 1976
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    Cause of death
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    Ruby Wilkey lived 20 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 92.
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In 1884, in the year that Ruby Wilkey 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 1909, at the age of 25 years old, Ruby was alive when Polish physician and medical researcher Paul Ehrlich found a cure for syphilis, which was a prevalent (but undiscussed) disease. He found that an arsenic compound completely cured syphilis within 3 weeks.
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