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Selma Mathews 1890 - 1987

Selma Mathews of Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington was born on December 17, 1890, and died at age 96 years old in August 1987.
Selma Mathews
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington 98408
December 17, 1890
August 1987
Female
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Selma Mathews' History: 1890 - 1987

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  • 12/17
    1890

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    December 17, 1890
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  • 08/dd
    1987

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    August 1987
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    Selma Mathews lived 23 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 96.
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In 1890, in the year that Selma Mathews was born, on December 29th, the Wounded Knee Massacre occurred in South Dakota on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation . The U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment said that they rode into the Lakota camp "trying to disarm" the inhabitants. One person, Black Coyote - who was deaf - held onto his rifle, saying that he paid a lot of money for it. Shots rang out and by the end at least 153 Lakota Sioux - some estimates say 300 - and 25 troops had died. The site of the massacre is a National Historic Landmark.
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In 1946, she was 56 years old when pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock's book "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" was published. It sold half a million copies in the first six months. Aside from the Bible, it became the best selling book of the 20th century. A generation of Baby Boomers were raised by the advice of Dr. Spock.
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