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Empty Stocking Club

Date: 12 19 1950
Description: Two women and a man working in the Empty Stocking Club's toy depot at the Madison Community Center.
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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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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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United Givers Report Luncheon

Date: 10 27 1960
Description: Women solicitors from the women's division listen to the reports at the United Givers report luncheon. Pictured in the left foreground nearest the camera a...
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Madison League of Women Voters

Date: 05 10 1960
Description: Reservations are being taken for the Madison League of Women Voters' membership tea at the Executive Residence. Left to right: Katherine Benz, Gretchen Ihd...
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Women of Westmorland Planning Party

Date: 03 29 1960
Description: Five Women of Westmorland posing as they plan their annual dessert style show and card party to be held in the auditorium of Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathol...
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Mental Patients Visit the Zoo

Date: 10 20 1961
Description: Several men and women patients from Mendota State Hospital are watching the bears at the Vilas Park Zoo. A volunteer took them for the outing in her person...
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Council of Catholic Women

Date: 03 29 1960
Description: Group portrait of four new officers of the Madison Deanery of the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, standing behind Bishop William O'Connor, who ...
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March of Dimes Activities

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Description: A group of elderly women sit together at a table working on March of Dimes activities. Pictured are Ona Smith, Julie Simonson, Mary Zweifel, Gussie Rowe, M...
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Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women

Date: 08 09 1956
Description: Portrait of the new members of the board of the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. Left to right: Johnette G, Finnegan, Mrs. Carroll Bremner, Kath...
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Mrs. Fred Kelly and Group Sew for the Needy at Wesley Methodist Church

Date: 04 15 1958
Description: Mrs. Fred Kelly leads a group of women at Wesley Methodist Church, 203 Wisconsin Avenue (currently First United Methodist Church), who meet regularly to se...
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Five Episcopalian Women

Date: 10 30 1958
Description: Five Episcopalian women looking at a sheet of paper. They attended the first meeting of the Northwest Convocation Board Women's Auxiliary Council of the Di...
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Wisconsin Council of Churches Annual Business Meeting

Date: 01 19 1960
Description: Eva Brewster (left), Madison United Church Women president; Ellis Dana, council executive vice-president; and Christina Dana discuss council changes.
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YWCA World Fellowship Committee

Date: 06 1955
Description: Four women sitting around a bench in a garden by Lake Mendota. They are discussing plans for the Annual World Fellowship Benefit Garden Tea sponsored by th...
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Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women

Date: 08 09 1956
Description: Portrait of three area deanery presidents of the Madison Diocsean Council of Catholic Women. Left to right: Mrs. George Sauer, Watertown, Jefferson deaner...
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Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women

Date: 08 09 1956
Description: Three officers of the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women board chat with Rev. E.G. Brill, Jefferson. Left to right: Rev. Brill; Kathryn Bruening, ...
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St. Mary's Hospital Volunteers

Date: 09 19 1950
Description: Helen Nichols, president of St. Mary's auxiliary, and Gladys Lathers, social chairman of the group, were busy last week assisting in the hospital record ro...
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Benefit Musicale at St. Francis House

Date: 03 19 1957
Description: Four women in ethnic costume and gowns pose behind a harp. Shown left to right are: Marjunice West, who sang songs of Norway and is shown in a dress which ...
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Red Cross Volunteer Thank You Tea

Date: 12 1959
Description: Four women chatting at the first Red Cross volunteer "thank you" tea at the home of the University of Wisconsin president. Left to right are: Mrs. Gladys E...

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