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Radiophone

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Description: A woman takes down menus and recipes that she hears on her radiophone.
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Janette Serrec Standing Beside Pontiac Car

Date: 05 22 1933
Description: Janette Serrec, University of Wisconsin graduate, lecturer and writer on the "Fine Art of Successful Living," standing beside a Pontiac automobile she drov...
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Shorthand at Dickinson Secretarial School

Date: 01 15 1931
Description: A women dictates to another student practicing for ABC shorthand at the Dickinson Secretarial School, 105 Monona Avenue.
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Nakoma School Class

Date: 04 06 1948
Description: Left-handed students in Mary Kier's fourth grade class at Nakoma Elementary School, 3780 Nakoma Road, show how easy it is to write "just like everyone else...
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Woman Writing at Desk

Date: 05 03 1944
Description: Woman sitting at a writing desk at Estella's. She is facing a bright window which has a window seat.
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Edna Ferber, Writing

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Description: Portrait of Edna Ferber seated and writing with a pen.
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Family in Dining Room

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Description: A family is posed in a dining room with a woman seated and holding a small child. A man is seated at a desk in the corner, with a young girl standing nearb...
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Madison Art Association

Date: 04 03 1950
Description: Two members of the Madison Art Association spring banquet committee write out invitations to the banquet. Left, Mrs. Thomas R. (Madeline) Hefty, Edgewater...
Book or Pamphlet

Illustration from The Yellow Wallpaper

Date: 1892
Description: Illustration to the story The Yellow Wallpaper, depicting a woman seated in a rocking chair next to a window writing. The caption reads, "I am sitti...
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Man and Woman at Desk

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Description: A man is reading at a desk, while a woman writes on a pad of paper seated nearby in an office at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio).
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The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword

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Description: Full-length portrait of a woman posing in a costume made out of newspapers from the "Minneapolis Journal." She is holding an oversized ink pen and has what...
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William Theodore Evjue

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Description: William Evjue with Girl Scouts.
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Irna Phillips Dictacting to Her Secretary

Date: 10 1940
Description: Irna Phillips sits at her desk dictating a letter to her secretary.
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Irna Phillips and Rose Cooperman

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Description: Irna Phillips, with her friend and secretary Rose Cooperman. Irna is holding papers and smoking a cigarette. Rose is sitting in the background writing.
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Eleanor Roosevelt and Millard Lampell

Date: 1963
Description: Eleanor Roosevelt and Millard Lampell are seated together looking at a notebook or script.
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Alice E. Smith

Date: 04 01 1973
Description: A candid portrait of Alice E. Smith sitting behind a typewriter. She appears to be sitting on an outdoor patio, and is writing on a pad of paper.
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Emma L. Mildred

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a woman sitting in profile. She is wearing a lace blouse with a collar pin, and a dress with elaborate beaded trim. Emma has si...
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National Sales Executive Club Essay Contest

Date: 04 16 1957
Description: Anne Kleiner and John Triggs were awarded top prizes in the local National Sales Executive Club's essay contest. Shown at the award ceremony are (left to r...
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High School Shorthand Writing Awards

Date: 06 07 1957
Description: Madison East High School teacher in the school's business education department, Mary Heyer (standing by the chalkboard), awards gold pins to Barbara Lien (...
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New York Television Writer Gives Advice to Women

Date: 08 14 1957
Description: Mrs. Joyce Wickware, a former Madison resident, shares some advice to young women planning careers in the field of television. She has spent the past five ...

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