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Sophie C Welch 1917 - 1997

Sophie C Welch of Salisbury, Essex County, MA was born on June 20, 1917, and died at age 80 years old on December 11, 1997.
Sophie C Welch
Salisbury, Essex County, MA 01952
June 20, 1917
December 11, 1997
Female
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  • 06/20
    1917

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    June 20, 1917
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  • 12/11
    1997

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    December 11, 1997
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In 1917, in the year that Sophie C Welch was born, in April, the U.S. entered World War I, declaring war against Germany. President Wilson had previously declared neutrality in the war - a position supported by the majority of Americans - but after Germany declared that they would sink all ships trading with Great Britain and sunk U.S. ships, public opinion began to change. Then the Lusitania was sunk, killing 1,201 - including 128 Americans - and more U.S. ships were sunk. The U.S. could stand aside no longer.
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In 1938, at the age of 21 years old, Sophie was alive when 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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