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| Description: | Elizabeth Wickenden, standing to the left of Arthur Altmeyer, was a social welfare and Social Security policy consultant, analyst, and writer, and professo... |
| Date: | 01 29 1957 |
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| Description: | Dr. Hertha Tarrasch, center, psychiatrist, spoke to the foster parents, telling them about emotional problems of children. Dr. Tarrasch, who is consulting ... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Wilbur J. Cohen with Natalie Davis Spingarn, a speech writer and special assistant to Cohen in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. There is an... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Caption: "William L Mitchell after being sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security. From left to right: his son, George Bigge, Ellen Woodward, Mitchell, ... |
| Date: | 04 13 1961 |
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| Description: | A mother with her baby and young son is working on her tax form at the state tax office in the City-County building as the tax deadline nears. |
| Date: | 05 16 1968 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of family and friends at Wilbur Cohen's swearing-in as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. From left to right: Bruce Cohen, Wilbur's... |
| Date: | 09 22 1959 |
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| Description: | Ione Nelson, left and S. Janice Kee are standing next to the Wisconsin Free Library commission's new bookmobile. Ione Nelson is the public library consulta... |
| Date: | 10 01 1977 |
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| Description: | Several African-American teenagers are standing outside a building, some wearing coats and some under umbrellas. A sign reads: "Fight for the Right." Capti... |
| Date: | 04 11 1949 |
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| Description: | Visiting nurse Esther Sorensen standing at her car ready to start her daily activities. |
| Date: | 10 23 1944 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of 13 superintendents of state welfare institutions with A.W. Bayley (extreme right, standing), director of the Wisconsin Deptartment of Pub... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A line of people stand outdoors in front of the open doorway of a building. Included are both Caucasian and African-American men and women. |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | A blonde woman in black boots is standing beside the Liberty Bell. Behind her is a crowd of people. |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips speaking into a microphone at her desk in the Milwaukee Common Council. Other desks and men are behind her. The council room has ornate interi... |
| Date: | 04 24 1958 |
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| Description: | Kathleen Russell preparing to leave her office in the Iowa County Courthouse in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 08 01 1957 |
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| Description: | Mrs. J. Leonard Brook, from Shepley, England, is shown having her blood pressure checked by Joan Dufresne, a Red Cross nurse. Mrs. Brook's hostess (and di... |
| Date: | 06 18 1958 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Marvel Albright (right), a Dane county social worker, visits with Margaret Olson (Madison) and Mrs. Charles Berend (DeForest) at a tea for Dane county... |
| Date: | 06 18 1958 |
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| Description: | Three members of the Woman's Club of Madison that presided at the tea for foster mothers of Dane county at the Wisconsin executives' mansion. Pictured are ... |
| Date: | 04 15 1958 |
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| Description: | These five charter members of the Dane County Medical auxiliary were special guests of honor at the organization's luncheon meeting. The women are Hilda Ew... |
| Date: | 06 18 1958 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin's first lady, Helen Thomson (left), greets three of the foster mothers who were honored at a tea in the executive mansion. Being greeted are Evel... |
| Date: | 04 11 1944 |
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| Description: | Myra Johnson, 323 West Mifflin Street, the newest member of the Visiting Nurse Service staff, with her bicycle, which she uses to make her daily rounds. Ca... |
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