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Willa Hughes 1920 - 1967

Willa Hughes of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on June 12, 1920, and died at age 47 years old in September 1967.
Willa Hughes
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60628
June 12, 1920
September 1967
Female
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Willa Hughes' History: 1920 - 1967

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  • 06/12
    1920

    Birthday

    June 12, 1920
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  • 09/dd
    1967

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    September 1967
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    Willa Hughes lived 25 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 47.
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In 1920, in the year that Willa Hughes was born, speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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In 1935, she was merely 15 years old when on August 14, the Social Security Act was signed into law. The purpose was to "provide federal assistance to those unable to work". The law established the Social Security Administration whose primary focus was to "provide aid for the elderly, the unemployed, and children". The Act survived many Supreme Court challenges and the Administration continues until today.
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