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Spring Election 1961

Date: 04 04 1961
Description: "We Saw You Performing Your Civic Duty" in the spring 1961 elections. A pensive woman voter, her slip in hand, waits a turn in the booth.
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Madison Diocesan Convention

Date: 06 08 1965
Description: Three women chatting during the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women convention at Edgewood College. In this group portrait are Mrs. Patrick O'Connor...
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Fashion Show at Memorial Union

Date: 10 14 1964
Description: Three students in modeling poses. The Associated Women Students of the University of Wisconsin presented its annual fashion show in Great Hall. The studen...
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Madison Diocesan Convention

Date: 06 08 1965
Description: Three women confering at the convention of the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women at Edgewood College. In this portrait are Mrs. Fred Segebrecht, B...
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University of Wisconsin Home Economics Department

Date: 03 25 1961
Description: One of twenty four images of women visiting the University of Wisconsin Home Economics Department.
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Cadette Scout Troop 399's Sportswear Fashion Show Fundraiser

Date: 04 08 1964
Description: Scout troop #399 members Donna Walker and Kris Anderson (left) get instruction from an unnamed woman (right) shown in the foreground in silhouette.
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Madison Diocesan Convention

Date: 06 08 1965
Description: Four of the more than one thousand women who attended the convention of the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women at Edgewood College. In this photogr...
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Annual League of Women Voters Fund Drive

Date: 09 22 1965
Description: William B. Manchester, public relations director for Harry S. Manchester, Inc., is shown "checking the facts" in a brochure before contributing to the annu...
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Red Cross Volunteers

Date: 02 21 1961
Description: Three volunteer staff aides working at a Red Cross Bloodmobile. The women are dressed in Red Cross uniforms and caps and include, left to right: Mrs. James...
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Red Cross Volunteers

Date: 02 21 1961
Description: Two volunteers dressed in Red Cross uniforms and caps working with records of 22,000 blood donors. The women are Alma Wiese (left) and Violet Hughes.
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Little International Livestock and Horse Show

Date: 02 29 1964
Description: A young woman astride a horse during the Little International Livestock and Horse Show at the U.W. stock pavilion. In the background are a crowd of people ...
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Participant in Nursing Program for Married Women

Date: 05 11 1965
Description: Donna Osness typing a paper for her husband, Wayne, foreground, who is a University of Wisconsin Ph.D student. One of a series of images about Donna, a mot...
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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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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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University of Wisconsin-Madison Leadership Seminar for "Those Who Supervise Women Employes"

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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Bowlers for Reynolds for Mayor

Date: 03 29 1961
Description: Two women holding up bowling balls pose in profile. The original caption states: "In a gesture of loyalty to their boss, Henry Reynolds, members of the Rey...
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One Hundred Year-Old Woman

Date: 06 30 1961
Description: Mrs. Anna Brinkman holding a greeting card celebrating her one-hundredth birthday at the Dane County Hospital in Verona. She was born in the town of Bloomi...
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Nakoma Welfare League Tea

Date: 09 27 1961
Description: Women residents of Nakoma founded the Nakoma Welfare League Tea as a wonderful opportunity to see old friends and meet newcomers in the community. Sitting ...
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Wisconsin State Journal Cookbook Contest

Date: 08 18 1961
Description: Mrs. S.J. Chakelan is in her kitchen preparing a Beef Tenderloin with Bordelaise Sauce. The recipe won the third grand prize in the Wisconsin State Journal...
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Miss Madison 1964

Date: 05 14 1964
Description: Abbie de Buhr, Miss Madison of 1964, selects shoes to wear in the Miss Wisconsin pageant at Oshkosh.

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