Photograph
Elizabeth Yerxa
| Quarter-length portrait of Elizabeth Yerxa. She was a passionate defender of social welfare programs, especially related to children, and was the director of the juvenile department of the state board of control in the 1920s and 1930s, and then director of the state Division of Child Welfare in the 1940s. In 1947, she spoke against a proposed bill that would allow police to send children as young as 14 to jail. |
| Image ID: | 129001 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Name File |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Ya-Yn |
| Original Dimensions: | 4.5 x 6.5 inches |
| Biographical information comes from the October 14, 1924 issue of the La Crosse Tribune And Leader Press, the October 13, 1932 issue of the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern and the May 26, 1947 issue of the |
| Clothing and dress |
| Indoor photography |
| Portrait photography |
| Women |
| Administrative agencies |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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