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Woman at Screen Door

Date: 1976
Description: Woman looking out from behind a screen door, leaning on the door.
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Inspecting Peas

Date: 1975
Description: Two women workers at a Wisconsin pea cannery enjoy a light moment, as the shelled peas they are inspecting pass by on a conveyor belt. Both women are weari...
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Unknown Woman Near Memorial Library

Date: 1970
Description: Unidentified young woman holding a large candle near a display of candles next to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library. Bikes are parked in...
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Woman with Fish

Date: 1975
Description: Woman in a boat showing a fish she has just caught on the Mississippi River.
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Larry O'Brien, Jr. Campaigning

Date: 1971
Description: Larry Frances O'Brien, Jr. campaigning with group of women in matching outfits holding signs that say, "Victory in '70," "Wisconsin welcomes O'Brien," and ...
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Mexican-American Family

Date: 1975
Description: Two women and five children are standing and talking in a dirt road near a parked farm truck. One of the children, mostly obscured by a woman, is on a bicy...
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Amish Amiability

Date: 1975
Description: An Amish man and women conversing while eating in a farm building.
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I'm A Farmer's Wife

Date: 04 06 1973
Description: Women picketing at a shopping center, urging others to boycott meat. One woman is wearing a sign on her back that reads: "I'm a farmer's wife."
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Meat Boycott

Date: 04 06 1973
Description: Two women picketing in front of a shopping center urging the boycotting of meat. One woman carries a NFO sign that reads: "Farm families must be paid for t...
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Finding Recreation in the Kitchen

Date: 11 18 1971
Description: Two women are working in a large industrial kitchen. One woman is holding a tray and smiling, and the other woman is reaching for bowls while holding a spa...
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Shirley Schlanger Abrahamson

Date: 09 06 1976
Description: Shirley Abrahamson, the first woman to be appointed as a Justice of the Wisconsin State Supreme Court, takes her oath. Chief Justice Bruce Beilfuss is on t...
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Women Working in St. Vincent's Thrift Shop

Date: 09 1974
Description: Elevated view of women sorting out donated clothes in St. Vincent's Thrift Shop.
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Family Skiing

Date: 04 1972
Description: Slightly elevated view of a family, man, woman and child, cross country skiing through trees.
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Summer Fun

Date: 1975
Description: A woman spraying water upwards with a hose to create a "rain shower." She is wearing a bikini.
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Hans and Mary Kunzler

Date: 04 25 1979
Description: Portrait of a man and woman posing sitting together, with the woman sitting on the arm of the chair. Caption reads: "Hans and Mary Kunzler."
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Man and Woman at Top of Ski Hill

Date: 02 01 1970
Description: A man and a woman are standing on their skis looking down the ski hill looking down at the landscape below.
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Alice in Dairyland

Date: 06 21 1976
Description: Group portrait of a woman standing between two men. In the background is a Northwest Airlines airplane. The woman is wearing a crown, and a sash that reads...
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Standing in the Cherry Blossoms

Date: 05 1971
Description: A woman wearing a green striped cape and green pants is standing amongst the cherry blossoms in an orchard.
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Woman Holding Pussy Willows

Date: 1971
Description: Jackie Thompson standing outdoors holding a bundle of pussy willow branches.
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First Meeting of Women Library Workers

Date: 01 19 1977
Description: Group portrait of attendees of the organizing meeting of the Wisconsin Women Library Workers. The meeting appears to be in someone's home. From left to rig...

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