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Mrs. Glenn M. Wise, Wisconsin Secretary of State

Date: 08 1955
Description: Glenn M. Wise (Mrs. John Wise), Wisconsin's first woman Secretary of State, at her desk in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Reporter at Inauguration Ceremony

Date: 01 1985
Description: "This is a Milwaukee TV reporter who covered the inauguration in Madison."
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Shirley Schlanger Abrahamson

Date: 09 06 1976
Description: Shirley Abrahamson, the first woman to be appointed as a Justice of the Wisconsin State Supreme Court, takes her oath. Chief Justice Bruce Beilfuss is on t...
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Carolyn Howe Porter

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Description: Quarter-length profile portrait of Caroline Porter, wife of Lew Porter, the state supervising architect and secretary of the Wisconsin State Capitol Commis...
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Wisconsin State Treasurer Dena Smith

Date: 12 13 1957
Description: Dena A. Smith was sworn in as State Treasurer on December 4th for the 13-month unexpired term of her husband, Warren R. Smith, who died on December 3rd. De...
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Women Journalists

Date: 03 01 1958
Description: The four journalists who have been asked to speak for the traditional "ladies night" program of the Madison Advertising Club at the Cuba Club. They are (le...
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: Two state officers that were inaugurated at ceremonies in the State Capitol. State Treasurer Dena Smith, Milwaukee, is the first woman ever elected to a Wi...
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Wisconsin Legislature Public Hearing

Date: 02 21 1961
Description: Public hearing on the proposed abolition of the House Un-American Activities committee at the Wisconsin State Capitol. University of Wisconsin Professor Ed...

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