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Wisconsin League of Women Voters Legislative School Tea

Date: 04 11 1957
Description: Wisconsin's governor's wife Helen Thomson, (left) greets Mrs. Ruth Kearl of Madison at a tea in the executive mansion for the Wisconsin League of Women Vot...
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Associated Women Students' Co-ed Week

Date: 02 15 1954
Description: As part of Co-ed's Week, an event designed to combine features of special interest to college women, two University of Wisconsin women look at displays of ...
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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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Field Secretary for National Council of Catholic Women

Date: 09 23 1957
Description: Nora Le Tournear, center, a field secretary for the National Council of Catholic Women, is in Madison to speak to Catholic women and give leadership traini...
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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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Associated Women Students Co-ed Week

Date: 02 15 1954
Description: As part of Co-ed's Week, an event designed to combine features of special interest to college women, three University of Wisconsin women look over a copy o...
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Women of the Royal Neighbors of America

Date: 09 15 1948
Description: Women who attended the deputy school conducted by the Royal Neighbors of America at the Hotel Loraine. Officers seated in the front row are, left to right,...
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Afternoon English Class at Neighborhood House

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Description: Group of women seated at tables with a freestanding blackboard on which are written English words and phrases. One of the women in the foreground appears t...
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Demonstrating Infant Care at Neighborhood House

Date: 1929
Description: View of a woman standing at a table demonstrating infant care (swaddling?) using a baby doll to five women and two children who are sitting in chairs facin...
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Wisconsin League of Women Voters Legislative School Tea

Date: 04 11 1957
Description: Members of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters enjoying tea at the executive mansion following a session at the Wisconsin State Capitol for the league's l...
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Wisconsin League of Women Voters Legislative School Tea

Date: 04 11 1957
Description: Four Madison members of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters enjoying tea at the Executive Mansion after a session at the Wisconsin State Capitol for the l...
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Group of Women with ERA-YES Vehicle

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Description: A group of women are standing together in front of a camper-van? Signs on the side and back of the vehicle read: "ERA," "ERA-YES!" and "Kenosha, Wis. N.O.W...
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Labor Day Parade

Date: 1955
Description: The Brooklyn Grange parade float in a Labor Day parade. Men and women on the float mimic various household and recreational activities.
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Madison Theater Guild Chorus Members

Date: 11 13 1960
Description: Portrait of two Madison women who are in the chorus of Madison Theater Guild's production of "Damn Yankees". Pictured are Marilyn Cohn and Carol Stich.
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Women's Auxiliary of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 06 06 1957
Description: A group of well-dressed men and women are sitting at tables in a well-decorated room. Caption reads: "Kohler, Wis. June 6, 1957. Members of the Women's Aux...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Club

Date: 03 07 1930
Description: Group portrait of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology club in the Beefeaters room in Memorial Union.
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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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Associated Women Students Co-ed Week

Date: 02 15 1954
Description: As part of Co-ed's Week, an event designed to combine features of special interest to college women, three U.W. co-eds model new spring fashions in formal ...
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Democratic Women's Luncheon Honoring Mrs. Gaylord Nelson

Date: 12 13 1958
Description: Women at a luncheon given by the Democratic women of Dane county honoring governor-elect Gaylord Nelson's wife, Carrie. Seated are: Thelma Pankow, Louise W...
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Democratic Women's Luncheon Honoring Mrs. Gaylord Nelson

Date: 12 13 1958
Description: Four women visit during a luncheon given by the Democratic women of Dane county to honor governor-elect Gaylord Nelson's wife, Carrie. Standing are: Alice ...

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