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Wisconsin Tourism Sign

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Description: Group of resort and hotel owners gathered in front of a Wisconsin tourism sign that reads: "Relax In Wisconsin." There is a building in the background.
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Insurance Women of Madison

Date: 11 09 1960
Description: Four founding members of Insurance Women of Madison pose at General Casualty Insurance Company. They are, left to right: Leota Schoenoff, Helen Hendrickson...
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Ladies' Perfume Maker

Date: 12 12 1961
Description: Adelaide Chaqueneau, who took over her father's business of making perfumes for women that would only be sold to men in men's stores or men's departments o...
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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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University of Wisconsin-Madison Leadership Seminar for "Those Who Supervise Women"

Date: 11 10 1965
Description: The Management Institute of the University of Wisconsin put on a seminar on leadership methods specifically for "Those Who Supervise Women Employes." It wa...
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National Business Women's Week

Date: 10 06 1953
Description: Joy Morrison dresses in costume while working in an old-time drug store at the Wisconsin Historical Society Museum. The pharmaceutical items were used in W...
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Professional Women in Madison

Date: 01 29 1957
Description: Portrait of Bertha Weisman, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Credit Manager of Research Products Corp.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Leadership Seminar for "Those Who Supervise Women"

Date: 11 10 1965
Description: The Management Institute of the University of Wisconsin put on a seminar on leadership methods specifically for "Those Who Supervise Women Employes." It wa...
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National Business Women's Week

Date: 10 05 1953
Description: Joy Morrison poses as a worker in a drugstore during the 1800's. Pharmaceutical items on the wall were used in Wisconsin drugstores during the first 50 yea...
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Zonta Style Show

Date: 09 08 1953
Description: Lillian Honeck, wife of the Deputy Attorney General of Wisconsin, poses beside a fireplace. She is a model in the Zonta Style Show.
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Erdis Hansen

Date: 10 03 1944
Description: Erdis Hansen, one of Madison's leading businesswomen, shown in one of the two Perfume Shops she owns in the city. She is a member of the National Business ...
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Manchester's Advertising Department Views Printing Press

Date: 07 13 1957
Description: Five women wearing folded newspaper hats while viewing a large printing press on a tour at Madison Newspapers Inc. The five women from the advertising depa...
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Madison Chapter of Zonta International

Date: 11 04 1947
Description: Two women sorting magazines to be distributed to the Veterans' Hospital, Lake View Sanatorium and nursing homes in Madison. Left to right are Sgt. M. Pear...
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Insurance Women of Madison Meeting

Date: 11 09 1960
Description: Group portrait of four members of the Insurance Women of Madison who are planning a fall membership dinner. Left to right: Leota Schoenof, Helen Henrickson...
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Katharine A. Church

Date: 08 15 1960
Description: Katharine A. Church is shown seated outside in her backyard, paintbrush in hand, in front of an easel with a painting depicting flowers. A flower garden is...
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National Business Women's Week

Date: 10 05 1954
Description: Three members of the Madison Business and Professional Women's club employed at the Veterans' Administration hospital are chatting with Gustave Johnson of ...
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Madison Business Women Chapter Committee

Date: 09 12 1953
Description: Members of the Wisconsin chapter of the American Business Women's Association's membership committee meet to plan a tea. Left to right: Marcella Finegan, E...
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Business and Professional Women Scholarship Party

Date: 02 02 1955
Description: Estah Cummings and Evelyn Milliff, members of the Ways and Means Committee of the Madison Business and Professional Women's Club, in the kitchen preparing ...
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American Business Women's Association Regional Brunch

Date: 07 22 1956
Description: Three Madison women greet Elaine Fassold (right), president of the St. Louis chapter at the regional brunch of the American Business Women's Association at...
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Insurance Women of Madison Bosses' Night Committee

Date: 01 22 1957
Description: The members of the committee for the annual Bosses' Night of the Insurance Women of Madison meet to make arrangements. Seated are Miss Maida Dunn; Miss Hel...

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