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This black and white photograph shows the twenty-seventh Governor of Kansas Walter A. Huxman signing House Bill No, 309 that gave women equal voice with men in political party organizations. The bill also provided for the election of Precinct Committee women instead of their appointment. Those in the photograph have been identified from left to right as follows: Mrs. Willard Greene, Topeka, KS, Republican; Mrs. Katheryn Graham, Peabody, KS, Republican; Stella B. Haines, Augusta, KS, Republican; Governor Huxman; Mrs. Ben L. Mickel, Soldier, KS, Republican; Mrs. W.C. Harris, Emporia, KS, Democrat; and Ann Laughlin, Topeka, KS, Democrat.
Date: March 30, 1937
Item Number: 221985
Call Number: B Huxman, Walter *14
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 221985
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1930s - 1937
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Democrat
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Women's rights
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Huxman, Walter Augustus
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Huxman, Walter Augustus, 1887-1972
People - Women
Places - Cities and towns - Augusta
Places - Cities and towns - Emporia
Places - Cities and towns - Peabody
Places - Cities and towns - Soldier
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Butler
Places - Counties - Jackson
Places - Counties - Lyon
Places - Counties - Marion
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Great Depression and Dust Bowl, 1929-1941
Type of Material - Photographs
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