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Florieda Batson

Florieda Batson, American Olympic hurdler (died 1996)

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Born
November 20, 1900
Died
January 31, 1996
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1900

About Florieda Batson

Florieda Burton Batson Gibbens (November 20, 1900 – January 31, 1996) was an American hurdler and captain of the United States team at the Women's Olympics in Paris in 1922. Batson died when Florieda was 3, and Florieda's two older brothers died in accidents. Batson sent Florieda to live with relatives in Alabama and New York, and she attended Rosemary Hall Academy (later Choate Rosemary Hall) in Connecticut. After graduating from Rosemary Hall, Batson enrolled at Smith College.

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The world when Florieda Batson was born

Florieda Batson was born in 1900. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1900

  • Best-selling book"To Have and to Hold" – Mary Johnston

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Davis Cup tennis tournament
  • Top headlineGalveston Hurricane kills 8,000+ — deadliest US disaster
  • Technology milestoneFirst zeppelin flight
  • World population~1.6B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population76.2M

1900 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Florieda Batson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19002026
Average income$438$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population76.2M341 million

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