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1. "All Together Now" Women's Business Ownership Campaign, March 27, 1978 - VHS

   "All Together Now" Women's Business Ownership Campaign, March 27, 1978. Black videotape by the Small Business Adminstration (SBA) Region 9 in San Francisco, CA. The purposes of this videotape is inform women of the services that SBA provides, encourage them to get into small business and become entrepreneurs. Videotape is in a white video box sleeve with some text in the middle of tape in black ink that reads "ALL TOGETHER NOW" / WOMEN'S BUSIN...

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2. "A War Job for Women" tin salvaging brochure, c. 1942-1945 - Brochure

   "A War Job for Women" tin salvaging brochure, c. 1942-1945. This brochure was supposed to help raise awareness for women during World War II of the efforts that they can do to send relief and help in the war. Two of the examples shown in the brochure are tin salvaging and rationing fats. Brochure was manufactured, approved by the United States War Production Board and paid by the Coca Cola Company.

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3. Betmar Sunhat, c. 1940s-1960s - Hat, Sun

   Betmar Sunhat, c. 1940s-1960s. White colored wide brimmed hat is comprised of a woven straw-like material that has a slight sheen. Crown has straight sides and a rounded top that is slightly creased. A white satin ribbon forms a band around crown at brim and ends in a large bow at the proper right side of hat. Hat is completely woven with the brim turned up at edge and sewn flat, forming a hemmed edge. "Betmar" label is sewn to interior.

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4. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Celebrating Mothers & Daughters - Canfield, Jack

   Chicken Soup for the Soul: Celebrating Mothers & Daughters by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Dorothy Firman, Julie Firman, and Frances Firman Salorio, 2007. This book is a collection of stories written by women and daughters of the lessons, moments, and the times shared with their loved ones. Includes acknowledgement page, an intro, chapters seperated with various shared stories from women (including a story by JoAnn Semones on page 78); sig...

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5. Framed Intaglio Print, "Prelude de Nina", 18th-19th Century - Print, Intaglio

   Framed Intaglio Print, "Prelude de Nina", 18th-19th Century. Alexandre Chaponnier print after painting by Louis-Léopold Boilly. Color print shows a male and a female figure near a piano in a bedroom. A woman in a white dress visible at center sits at a light gray piano that fills the lower right side of the image. The man at left wears a white wig, blue jacket, white ruffled shirt and white pants. The woman turns toward a man who in turn leans fo...

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6. Halle Brothers, Co. Asymetrical-brimmed Cloche, c. 1930s-1990s - Cloche

   Asymmetrical-brimmed Cloche, c. 1930s-1990s. The Halle Bros. Co. pink felt ladies hat has a dome-shaped crown with an asymmetrical brim that is 2.5" on the proper right and 3.875" on the proper left. A folded pink ribbed ribbon forms a band just above the brim that ends on the proper right with a bow secured by a fabric-wrapped button. Edges of bow are frayed. A pink 1" ribbon is sewn to interior between brim and crown.

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7. I. Magnin & Co. Brimless Cloche or Pill Box Hat, c. 1920s-1930s - Hat, Pillbox

   I. Magnin & Co. Brimless Cloche, c. 1920s-1930s. Red felt brimless cloche or pillbox hat is dome-shaped with a 1 1/2" wide pink ribbed ribbon at base that is tied into a bow on one side. A similar pink ribbon is sewn on interior edge. There is a white makers mark stamped into underside of crown and a blue I. Magnin label at interior edge.

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8. I. Magnin & Co. Sunhat, c. 1966 - Hat, Sun

   I. Magnin & Co. Asymmetrical-brimmed Sunhat, c. 1966. Exterior of hat is woven orange-colored burlap(?). Crown has a flat round top with 4" high sides. Asymmetrical brim is 1.5" in back and 4.25" in front. A vertical seam runs down the side of the crown and brim at back. Interior of brim is lined with a coral-colored polyester material and is stitched with circles radiating out from crown opening. Crown is lined with a light orange-colored ...

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9. I. Magnin & Co. Wide-brim Hat, c. 1940s-1960s - Hat

   I. Magnin & Co. Wide-brimmed Hat, c. 1940s-1960s. White sunhat (?) is comprised of a linen-weave polyester. Round crown is flat on top with straight 4" sides. Brim comes out at an angle from crown and has two layers of fabric that have been stitched in concentric circles to keep firm. A 2" white ribbon forms a band just above brim ending in an upside-down V-shape at front of hat. A taupe or light brown-colored ribbon is sewn to interior wher...

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10. Irene Farrell's Hillsborough Police Matron Badge, 1942 - Badge, Law Enforcement

    Irene Farrell's Hillsborough Police Matron Badge, 1942 . This silver metal badge belong to Irene Farrell of Hillsborough, the 1st Policewoman in San Mateo, CA. The badge is shaped like a star with floral motifs engraved on the badge near the end of each tips of the front of the badge. In the middle of the badge, in a circle, printed in blue and bold, the text reads "POLICE / HILLSBOROUGH / MATRON". The text "HILLSBOROUGH" is smaller than bot...

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11. Irene Farrell's San Mateo Police Badge, 1926 - Badge, Law Enforcement

    Irene Farrell's San Mateo Police Badge, 1926. This police badge was presented to Irene Farrell, San Mateo's first Policewoman from T.F. Burke, Chief of Police. The badge is made of metal, and sterling silver. The badge is shaped like a star with round tips on the ends with a inside squiggly design surrounding the front of the badge, and a design of a thin lines across the inside of each side of the star. In the middle of the badge, at the top, pa...

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12. "Lady Diana" Feathered Hat with Veil, c. 1983 - Hat

    "Lady Diana" Feathered Hat with Veil, c. 1983. Light taupe-colored wool hat has a shallow domed crown and a wide asymmetrical brim that is 2.5" in the back and 3.625" in the front. A dark taupe-colored ribbon forms a band at crown just above brim. A 16.5" long thin golden feather with black horizontal stripes is affixed to the proper right of hat at band; the quill of the feather is wrapped in the same ribbon that comprises the band. Affixed t...

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13. Lurline Roth Driving a Single-Horse-Drawn Carriage by Harris, 1926 - Painting

    1926 Painting of Lurline Roth Driving a Single-Horse-Drawn Carriage by Harris. Oil painting on canvas mounted inside a beige colored painted wooden frame with a green colored central border and a 1" linen interior mat. Image depicts Lurline Roth wearing a gray dress with a white lace shirt with a lace collar and broach and a low-billed hat with a blue ribbon. She is holding reins and a horse whip and is sitting inside a black single-seat tople...

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14. White Ghetto Troup - Article

    Material related to the White Ghetto Troup, 1969-1975. "The White Ghetto Troup" article written by Linda Vartanian and published in Woman's Day Magazine June 1973 issue. Article appears on page 40 and continues on page 114. Vartanian outlines how the White Ghetto Troup was formed to allow middle-class white audiences to consider different perspectives on a variety of social issues. Includes full copy of magazine, original typed draft, and accom...

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15. Woman's Army Corp (WAC) Jacket, November 2, 1942 - Jacket

    Woman's Army Corp (WAC) Jacket, November 2, 1942. This jacket is in khaki brown, and is made of cloth. The jacket has a collar with two gold lapel pins on each end of the sleeve. Both gold lapel pins are round in shape and pinned to the collar by brass round pins. The one on the left end of the collar has an image of Athena, goddess of wisdom, craft and war, which is the insignia for the Women's Army Corp (WAC). On the one on the right end of the...

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16. Women of California Poster, c. 1942-1945 - Poster

    Women of California Poster, c. 1942-1945. Poster in an off white background with red and blue text with two blue rectangular shaped borders: one with a list of text along the top of the poster, and the other: a picture of can stacks on each other with some of the months on the bottom along the bottom of the poster. At top of the poster, painted in red, bold with big lettering, the text reads "WOMEN OF CALIFORNIA". Below the text above in the firs...

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17. Women's Pink Knit Jacket, c. 1970s - Jacket

    Women's Pink Knit Jacket, c. 1970s. Pink marled knit button up jacket with clear and white marbled plastic buttons. Four pleated patch pockets are sewn onto the top and bottom of each side on the front of the jacket. The pleated patch pockets are stitched with white thread and have a clear and white marbled plastic button sewn onto the center top. Four of the clear and white marbled buttons are used in the buttoned closure. Above the buttoned clo...

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18. WWII Poster of a Woman carrying Jars, c. 1944. - Poster

    WWII Poster of a Woman carrying Jars, c. 1944. A poster with a light blue background with a woman in an apron carrying jars containing food with more additional jars at the bottom near her apron. There is some painted text, in bold and in red, at the top of the poster that reads ""OF COURSE I CAN"". Underneath the jars that the woman she is holding on to is some text written in pencil that says "Dick Williams". Underneath the additional jars near...

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19. WWII Poster of a woman stitching up a man's pants, 1943. - Poster

    WWII Poster of a woman stitching up a man's pants, 1943. A poster in a white background with a woman in yellow dress and brown shoes standing behind a man in a red shirt and blue pants that the woman is stitching with her hands with a needlepoint and red yarn as the man is holding on to the handle of his lawnmower in one hand, and the plug for the lawnmower in the other. Next to the woman and man, there is basket with a tape measurer, scissors, m...

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20. WWII Poster of a woman writing a letter, January 19, 1945 - Poster

    WWII Poster of a woman writing a letter, January 19, 1945. Poster of a photograph of a woman in pink writing a letter with a ink quill with soldiers in uniforms standing above in the green background being handed letters of mail. Above the top of the poster, the painted text in pink, reads "Be with him / at every mail call". The word "every" is underlined. Below the bottom of the poster, the text painted in bold and turquoise, reads "V-MAIL IS P...

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