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Ruth Lewis 1906 - 1989

Ruth Lewis of Flushing, Queens County, NY was born on November 14, 1906, and died at age 82 years old on January 24, 1989.
Ruth Lewis
Flushing, Queens County, NY 11355
November 14, 1906
January 24, 1989
Female
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Ruth Lewis' History: 1906 - 1989

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  • 11/14
    1906

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    November 14, 1906
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  • 01/24
    1989

    Death

    January 24, 1989
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    Ruth Lewis lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1906, in the year that Ruth Lewis was born, author Upton Sinclair exposed the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle. While his intent was to show the lives of exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities, most people were horrified by how the meat that ended up on their tables was handled. There was such an outcry that legislation was passed to regulate meat packing. Sinclair said " "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."
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In 1910, she was only 4 years old when Angel Island, which is in San Francisco Bay, became the immigration center for Asians entering U.S. It was often referred to as "The Ellis Island of the West". Due to restrictive laws against Chinese immigration, many immigrants spent years on the island.
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