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Professional Women in Madison

Date: 01 29 1957
Description: Portrait of Erdis Hansen, owner of The Perfume Shop.
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Membership Tea for B'nai B'rith Women

Date: 09 02 1954
Description: Members of the B'nai B'rith Women social committee gather for the organization's Membership Tea. B'nai B'rith Women is a Jewish service and charitable orga...
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Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women

Date: 04 10 1956
Description: Two women chat during the noon luncheon at the second annual convention of the Madison Diocesan of Catholic Women held at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic ...
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Guests at League of Women Voters Dinner

Date: 03 28 1944
Description: League of Women Voters dinner guests seated at the speakers table. Left to right: Helen Crosby, Chair of the League's Local Affairs Committee, Mayor F. Hal...
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WHA Summer Radio Workshop

Date: 07 12 1944
Description: Three women at the summer radio workshop sponsored by WHA Radio on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In the middle is Peg Bolger of the WHA staff...
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League of Women Voters House Tour

Date: 09 21 1954
Description: Elizabeth Anderes sitting in the living room at 34 Fuller Drive in Maple Bluff. Elizabeth and Charles Anderes' home is one of the houses opened to the publ...
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University of Wisconsin Tent Colony

Date: 07 18 1946
Description: A woman and child cooking on a small gas stove in a tent at the University of Wisconsin tent colony, also known as Camp Gallistella on the south shore of L...
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Professional Women in Madison

Date: 01 29 1957
Description: Portrait of Dorothy Waite, Assistant Director of Wisconsin Division for Children & Youth, Department of Public Welfare.
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Americanization Pageant

Date: 08 30 1953
Description: Five women in costume during rehearsal for the Americanization pageant, called "A Thoroughfare for Freedom," which will take place on the balcony and steps...
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Mary Eliopios

Date: 01 23 1956
Description: Former University of Wisconsin graduate student Mary Eliopios of Milwaukee reports on her observations on what life is like for Spanish and Greek women aft...
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Women of the Moose Christmas Party

Date: 10 01 1953
Description: An annual Christmas party in October sponsored by the Women of the Moose was held at the Moose House to show members the gifts to be shipped to Mooseheart ...
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Women Protestors in a Judge's Office

Date: 11 12 1951
Description: Six irate women drivers sit in the office of superior court judge Roy H. Proctor's office to protest his dismissal of a traffic charge against a male drive...
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League of Women Voters House Tour

Date: 09 21 1954
Description: Eleanor Riley Grant sitting in the living room of the Frank Riley house, 2925 Oakridge Avenue, one of the homes on the benefit tour for the League of Women...
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Madison Woman's Bowling Association

Date: 03 10 1954
Description: Group portrait of Madison Woman's Bowling Association 1954 tournament's all-event champions in 5 classes. The women are probably Martha Hoffman, June Hanso...
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St. Raphael School Class Reunion

Date: 06 09 1954
Description: Eleven of the nineteen women who graduated from St. Raphael School eighth grade class in 1919 pose for a group picture at a 35-year reunion.
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Sigma Alpha Sigma Rushing Party

Date: 11 07 1954
Description: Women participate in the Sigma Alpha Sigma sorority rushing tea at the Edgewater Hotel. They include, from left, Shirley Belgen, Dolores Rolstad, Muriel Da...
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Brides at Home

Date: 06 25 1957
Description: Lois Persen Berres standing in her kitchen while holding a coffee pot. The photograph is one of a series showing how newlywed women have made their new liv...
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Patient in Wisconsin General Hospital Hallway

Date: 02 08 1945
Description: Patient being wheeled past laundry baskets and lockers in overcrowded Wisconsin General Hospital basement hallway.
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Red Cross Chairmen

Date: 02 19 1947
Description: Twenty-one women, chairmen of collections for the 1947 Red Cross fund campaign in Madison wards and suburbs, seated around a luncheon table, after working ...
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Shorewood Hills 30th Anniversary Costume Luncheon

Date: 05 01 1957
Description: Image of three Shorewood Hills women in costume depicting fashions of the 1920s. They are Mary Olsen, Beatrice Cartwright, and Bette Cain.

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