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Ruth Townsend 1938 - 1977

Ruth Townsend was born on July 9, 1938, and died at age 39 years old in October 1977. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ruth Townsend.
Ruth Townsend
July 9, 1938
October 1977
Female
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  • 07/9
    1938

    Birthday

    July 9, 1938
    Birthdate
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  • 10/dd
    1977

    Death

    October 1977
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Ruth Townsend lived 33 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 39.
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In 1938, in the year that Ruth Townsend was born, on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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In 1943, when she was only 5 years old, on September 3rd, the Armistice of Cassibile was signed in Sicily. Under the terms of the Armistice, Italy surrendered to the Allied Powers. After the Armistice was made public on September 8th, Germany attacked and occupied Italy. It took 20 months of fighting for the Allies to reach the northern borders of Italy.
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