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Ruth J Thornton 1923 - 2009

Ruth J Thornton of Oakland, Alameda County, CA was born on November 1, 1923, and died at age 86 years old on November 12, 2009.

Ruth J Thornton
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Oakland, Alameda County, CA 94618
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In 1923, in the year that Ruth J Thornton was born, on September 1, an earthquake - the Great Kanto earthquake - destroyed one-third of Tokyo. Measuring 7.9 and with a reported duration of between 4 and 10 minutes, casualties totaled about 142,800 deaths, including about 40,000 who went missing and were presumed dead.
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In 1933, at the age of only 10 years old, Ruth was alive when Frances Perkins became the first woman to hold a cabinet-level position, appointed by President Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor. She told him that her priorities would be a 40-hour work week, a minimum wage, unemployment compensation, worker’s compensation, abolition of child labor, direct federal aid to the states for unemployment relief, Social Security, a revitalized federal employment service, and universal health insurance. President Roosevelt approved of all of them and most them were implemented during his terms as President. She served until his death in 1945.
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Thornton, Ruth (Apr 23, 1917 - Mar 6, 1988) Thornton, Ruth (Nov 5, 1908 - Nov 22, 1976) Thornton, Ruth A (Dec 9, 1925 - May 18, 1999) Thornton, Ruth (Mar 16, 1922 - Jul 18, 1995) Thornton, Ruth (Mar 11, 1897 - Sep 1985) Thornton, Ruth (Jan 14, 1897 - Sep 1972) Thornton, Ruth (Sep 7, 1930 - Jul 1992) Thornton, Ruth (Jun 23, 1901 - Nov 1976) Thornton, Ruth (Jan 5, 1915 - Dec 1984) Thornton, Ruth (Mar 11, 1916 - Mar 1971)
Thornton, Ruth (May 10, 1899 - Dec 1972) Thornton, Ruth (May 6, 1912 - Apr 27, 2008) Thornton, Ruth (Nov 26, 1887 - Aug 1972) Thornton, Ruth (Aug 9, 1887 - Feb 1976) Thornton, Ruth (Dec 7, 1912 - Aug 1985) Thornton, Ruth (Aug 25, 1925 - Jul 1985) Thornton, Ruth (Apr 3, 1919 - Mar 27, 1990) Thornton, Ruth (Aug 6, 1906 - Jun 15, 2000) Thornton, Ruth (Dec 7, 1903 - Apr 1978) Thornton, Ruth (Apr 9, 1915 - Nov 14, 2000)

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Thornton, Thelma Thornton, Myrtle (Born Apr 9, 1884) Thornton, Irene (Born 1882) Thornton, Madison (Born Jan 10, 1886) Thornton, William (Born 1840) Thornton, Matilda Ann (Born Mar 16, 1843) Thornton, Elon (Born 1844) Thornton, Austin (Born Nov 27, 1846) Thornton, Noah (Born 1856) Thornton, Thomas (Born 1852)
Thornton, Amos (Born Nov 27, 1833) Thornton-Cooper, Georgia? (Born Oct 1856) Thornton, Todd Thornton, Jessica (Born c. Feb 17) Thornton, Randall (Jun 29, 1906 - Sep 22, 1988) Thornton, John (Feb 10, 1895 - Feb 1971) Thornton, Albert (Feb 6, 1900 - Feb 17, 1988) Thornton, Adelbert (Oct 6, 1903 - Jan 29, 1988) Thornton, Marion (Jun 1, 1919 - Oct 15, 2000) Thornton, Norman (Sep 12, 1916 - Feb 1976)
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