Rita Warncke Meyer

What we know – and how

The life

1. 1918
   Born

   Bergen, Bergen amt, Norge

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2. 
   1918
   Norway

   Amt becomes fylke

   Rita is born

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   The name amt was changed to fylke (county), and the amtmann became fylkesmann. Older sources say amt where newer ones say fylke.

   Source: fylke

   Picture: National Library of Norway · No restrictions

3. 1918
   The place and the tree

   Spanskesyken

   Rita is born

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   Over 7.000 nordmenn dør av spanskesyken.

4. 
   1918
   The world

   The Spanish flu

   Rita is born

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   An influenza pandemic that struck much of the world. Between 50 and 100 million died, and the death rate was highest among children and young adults.

   Source: spanskesyken

   Picture: Armed Forces Institute of Pathology/National Museum of Health and Medicine, distributed via the Associated Press · Public domain

5. 1919
   The place and the tree

   Åttetimersdagen lovfestes

   Rita is 1

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   Kampen for åttetimersdagen startet under den industrielle revolusjon i Storbritannia, hvor industriproduksjon i fabrikker foregikk under dårlige arbeidsforhold med lange arbeidsdager. Arbeiderne led under dårlig helse, velferd og moral, og barnearbeid var vanlig. Arbeidsdagen kunne vare fra ti til opptil 16 timer og seks dagers uke.

6. 1920
   Died

   Bergen, Bergen, Norge

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7. 
   1920
   Norway

   The census of 1920

   Rita is 2

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   The latest census open to everyone. It was released in 2020, a hundred years after the count.

   Source: folketelling

   Picture: Anders Beer Wilse · CC BY-SA 4.0