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Shirley Schlanger Abrahamson in Court

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Description: Shirley Abrahamson standing in a courtroom. A judge is sitting behind her. She is addressing a woman sitting in the foreground.
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Woman Tries to Beat the Heat with Electric Fan

Date: 09 02 1960
Description: An unknown woman sits in front of several electric fans on a hot summer day.
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Wisconsin Telephone Company Employees

Date: 01 05 1954
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin Telephone Company's main switchboard. Thirty five operators, all women, handle all toll calls.
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American Optical Company

Date: 03 15 1954
Description: Slightly elevated view of three women in the order department at the American Optical Company, located on 429 State Street. Two women are standing at a cou...
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Wisconsin Chiropractic Association Auxiliary State Convention

Date: 09 26 1958
Description: Four women attending the annual state convention of the Wisconsin Chiropractic Association Auxiliary at Hotel Loraine are: Margaret Smith, Madison; Mrs. C....
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Smart Women Drivers

Date: 05 24 1959
Description: Mrs. E.J. Wirka is shown hosing down her car in preparation for a spring washing.
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Careers in Mental Health

Date: 04 26 1959
Description: Two young women doctors who are completing their residencies in psychiatry at the University Hospitals, are shown discussing a case. Seated on the left is...
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Westmorland Women Residents Annual Card Party

Date: 04 18 1958
Description: Committee chairmen for the annual card party for women residents of Westmorland. In the front row are Elizabeth Livermore, Mrs. Stanley Herbert, and Janet ...
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Madison Police Department Civilian Staff

Date: 04 19 1954
Description: Civilian employees in the Madison police department records center. Staff are sitting at their desks in an open office space with different filing cabinets...
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Vernon County Homemakers Group Visit the Governor's Mansion in Maple Bluff

Date: 07 30 1958
Description: 295 members of the Vernon County Homemakers group boarded buses in Viroqua to travel to the Wisconsin Governor's Mansion in Maple Bluff. The women are show...
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University of Wisconsin Honor's Convocation

Date: 06 07 1959
Description: A group of 447 University of Wisconsin honor students stand in line to enter the University Memorial Union theater for the 21st annual honor's convocation ...
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Wisconsin Lutheran Student Foundation Open House

Date: 09 16 1953
Description: Five upper-class women students are registering new students at the Wisconsin Lutheran Student Foundation Open House. Left to right: Donna Burr, Neenah; Ru...
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University of Wisconsin Student Conference

Date: 09 13 1958
Description: University of Wisconsin students gathered in Kronshage Hall for a conference.
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Republican Centennial Birthday Party and Vintage Fashion Show

Date: 05 20 1954
Description: Three women attending the Republican Centinnial Birthday party are shown in period fashions in the style show associated with the celebration. Shown left t...
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Secretary of State Robert C. Zimmerman Walks from Capitol to Home

Date: 08 02 1960
Description: From the Wisconsin State Journal: Wisconsin Secretary of State Robert C. Zimmerman has walked every weekday after working in the State Capitol, for ...
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Wisconsin Telephone Company Employees

Date: 01 05 1954
Description: Operator Pat Stephenson (left) receives instruction from Mrs. Vivian Meicher, a supervisor at the Wisconsin Telephone Company, who is wearing a headset. Th...
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Republican Centennial Birthday Party and Vintage Fashion Show

Date: 05 20 1954
Description: Four women attending the Republican Centennial Birthday party are shown modeling in the historical fashion show. Pictured from left to right are: Mrs. Char...
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University of Wisconsin President's Official Residence

Date: 09 21 1958
Description: University of Wisconsin president Conrad A. Elvehjem's daughter, Peggy, a home economist with General Mills in Minneapolis, standing in the kitchen of Olin...
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A Day 'With a County Home Agent"

Date: 04 24 1958
Description: Kathleen Russell preparing to leave her office in the Iowa County Courthouse in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.
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Lawrence Fitzpatrick, Managing Editor of the Wisconsin State Journal

Date: 01 06 1958
Description: Lawrence Fitzpatrick, Managing Editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, sitting at his new desk speaking with someone. A woman and two men are at desk...

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