C. of C. no longer a man's world, says Mrs. Lowery
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Brich, George
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated March 25, 1963 partially reads, "Instrumental in the breaching of what has been a male preserve in the Valley until now is Shirley Lowery, a petite brunette who heads the newly formed Women's Division of the Canoga Park Chamber of Commerce....'Because of the rapid growth of the regular chamber we felt the time was ripe for a women's division...' Among current activities and projects of the auxiliary are a fashion show, set for March 29; a Canoga Beauty Pageant, to be held next fall; and a Fiesta Dinner, set for the end of April prior to a planned junket to Taxco, Mex." Shirley Lowery places jewelry on Robin Brickett for auxiliary show.
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Canoga Park Chamber of Commerce.--Women's Division Canoga Park Chamber of Commerce.--Women's Division--Presidents Associations, institutions, etc.--California--San Fernando Valley Women--California--San Fernando Valley Necklaces--California--San Fernando Valley Mirrors--California--San Fernando Valley Reflections San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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