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Eleanor Margaret Green

New York City, 5 Nov 1895 – Copenhagen, 3 Jul 1966

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A life in time

  1. 5 Nov 1895

    Born in New York City

  2. 3 Jul 1966

    Dies in Copenhagen, aged 70

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During her lifetime

She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around New York City.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1890s · Eleanor is born in New York City

Who governed

In the news1899

1899 September Agreement signed

The 1899 September Agreement ended a major industrial dispute and institutionalized the Danish labor market, giving unions formal recognition.

Music

Popularity of Parlor Organs

Following the Civil War, parlor organs, also known as reed or cabinet organs, became highly popular in American homes. Manufacturers marketed them as elegant pieces of furniture suitable for even the most sumptuously furnished rooms.

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.Around the world · 1889–1890

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.

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Daily life

The heavy labor of water collection

A typical housewife carried water from a pump, well, or spring 8 to 10 times daily, hauling roughly 36 tons of water over a year. Many families without running water used chamber pots or outdoor privies.

In the news1891–1892

1891 Social insurance legislation introduced

In 1891–1892, Denmark introduced its first social insurance legislation, granting old-age relief to the deserving poor.

What people wore

Extensive Width of Evening Dresses

Fashionable evening dresses in 1890 could measure up to fifteen feet across the bottom, leading some to call them street-sweeper fashions because they dragged through dirt.

Getting around

Coast to coast in 83 hours

By 1876, a traveler could cross the entire United States from New York City to San Francisco in just 83 hours via express train.