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Anita Stewart

New York City, 7 Aug 1886 – Newport, 15 Sep 1977

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A life in time

  1. 7 Aug 1886

    Born in New York City

  2. 1910–1915

    3 children are born

  3. 15 Sep 1977

    Dies in Newport, aged 91

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 3

During her lifetime

She lived through 10 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 1880s · Anita is born in New York City

Who governed

What people wore

Standardization of the Men's Sack Suit

By the 1880s, the sack suit became the standard business attire for middle-class American men, featuring an unadorned jacket that fell just below the hips and replaced formal frock coats for daily work.

Getting around

Luxury rail travel costs

First-class tickets for the cross-country trip were expensive, costing $134.50 in 1869, which is equivalent to about $2,700 today. Passengers could upgrade their experience by paying for a luxury Pullman palace car to sleep and dine on board.

At the table

Daily water hauling for chores

Women in urban and rural households carried approximately 200 pounds of water into their homes daily for cooking, cleaning, and drinking.

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.Around the world · 1879–1882

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.

KMJ, alpha masking by Edokter · CC BY-SA 3.0

In the news1882

Chinese Exclusion Act Passed in 1882

The Chinese Exclusion Act suspended immigration of Chinese laborers under penalty of imprisonment and deportation.

Music

Pioneer Songs in Oklahoma Territory

In the late 19th-century Oklahoma Territory, rural settlers enjoyed singing humorous parodies of familiar songs that depicted their daily trials and experiences. They often sang these songs together while traveling in wagons to and from social gatherings.

Daily life

Demanding daily chores and cooking stoves

Cooking relied on cast iron stoves that required up to 50 pounds of coal or wood daily and constant attention to dampers and fires. Housework was so demanding that laundry day was nicknamed Blue Monday due to its exhausting labor.