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Eleanor Roosevelt Speaks for SCEF

Date: 05 26 1959
Description: Eleanor Roosevelt speaks at a fund-raising event for SCEF, the Southern Conference Educational Fund, held at the Hotel Delmonico. She praised SCEF particul...
Poster

Gay Dance

Date: 1972
Description: Poster promoting a gay dance to be held at the Memorial Union's Old Madison Room. Donation fee of .50 requested. Additional graffitti reads "No Union Scabs...
Poster

Urgent Lesbian Meeting

Date: 1973
Description: Poster proclaiming the need for an urgent lesbian meeting. Poster depicts Athena with shield. Agenda for meeting includes a speakers bureau, counseling gro...
Photograph

Jane Addams

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Jane Addams, a social worker, political activist, and author. She was a co-founder of Chicago's Hull House, as well as the American Ci...
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Mrs. Joseph R. Farrington

Date: 06 24 1949
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Joseph R. Farrington, Washington D.C., president of the National Federaton of Women's Republican Clubs, in her suite at the Hotel Loraine.
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National Federation of Republican Women's Clubs

Date: 06 28 1949
Description: Police Chief Bruce Weatherly meeting with members of the National Federation of Republican Women's Clubs who were touring government offices while in Madis...
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National Federation of Women's Republican Clubs

Date: 06 28 1949
Description: Advisory board members of the National Federation of Women's Republican Clubs being entertained by the antics of a circus elephant in the Capitol park duri...
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National Federation of Women's Republican Clubs

Date: 06 27 1949
Description: Members of the advisory board of the National Federation of Women's Republican Clubs attending a meeting at the Hotel Loraine. Pictured from left to right ...
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Nakoma Women's Golf-Guest Day Chairman

Date: 08 03 1949
Description: Mrs. Ralph E. (Mariel) Campbell of 133 Manitou Way, chair of the women's organization of the Nakoma Golf club, standing on the course with a bag of golf cl...
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Nakoma Women's Golf-Guest Day

Date: 08 03 1949
Description: Standing and sitting around a table on the porch of the Nakoma Golf Club are club members (left to right): Mrs. Lester C. (Eleanor) Lee, 4229 Wanda Place, ...
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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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Credit Women's Breakfast Club

Date: 09 13 1949
Description: The new officers of the Credit Women's Breakfast Club. From left are: Veronica Lutz of Forbes Meagher Music Company, president; Beth Lease of Olson and Vee...
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WKOW Broadcast

Date: 10 04 1949
Description: Three women discussing the aims and accomplishments of the Madison Business and Professional Women's Club being broadcast on the WKOW "Woman's World" broad...
Poster

"Woman's Action Movement"

Date: 09 05 1970
Description: Poster advertising the "Woman's Action Movement" and their weekly meetings held at the Union "Every Thurs. 7:30 pm." The graphic on the poster is a female ...
Photograph

University League-Junior Division

Date: 11 01 1949
Description: Four members of the handicraft group of the Junior division of the University League as they meet at the home of Mrs. David Soper to do some textile painti...
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University League-Junior Division

Date: 11 01 1949
Description: Three members of the play-reading group of the Junior Division of the University League and their husbands meet to read a play. Standing left to right are:...
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University League-Junior Division

Date: 11 01 1949
Description: Pictured are three members of the couples bridge group of the Junior Division of the University League and their husbands. Seated, left to right are: R. W...
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University League-Junior Division

Date: 11 01 1949
Description: Pictured are three members of the bowling group of the Junior Division of the University League at the Wisconsin Union alleys. From left to right are: Mrs...
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University League-Junior Division

Date: 11 01 1949
Description: Pictured are three members of the sewing problems group of the Junior Division of the University League as they met at the home of Mrs. Robert W. (Charlott...
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Dove Flight Opens Christmas Seal Sale

Date: 11 20 1949
Description: Delores Wilkinson, member of the Madison Come-Back Club, and Sylvan Lipski, Milwaukee All-City Flying Club member are shown just before they released five ...

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