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Winifred Dodge

24 Sep 1894 – 3 Jan 1980

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  • Born24 Sep 1894not verified1 source
  • Died3 Jan 1980not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 24 Sep 1894

    Born

  2. 12 Jun 1917

    A daughter is born

  3. 3 Jan 1980

    Dies, aged 85

During her lifetime

She lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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

The 1890s · Winifred is born

Around the world1893

Women vote in New Zealand

New Zealand became the first country where women could vote in national elections.

The first modern Olympics. Athens hosted the first modern Olympic Games, with 241 athletes from 14 nations.Around the world · 1896

The first modern Olympics. Athens hosted the first modern Olympic Games, with 241 athletes from 14 nations.

Émile Gilliéron · public domain
The cinema. In a Paris café the Lumière brothers showed films to a paying audience for the first time.Around the world · 1895

The cinema. In a Paris café the Lumière brothers showed films to a paying audience for the first time.

Unknown authorUnknown author · public domain
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.

Unknown · CC BY 4.0