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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated August 13, 1963 partially reads, "Having a baby in Russia means no bills to pay, a longer hospital stay than in the United States, and a four-month leave-of-absence from work with pay. This may sound like good news to Americans, but warns Dr. Frances Romie, a Canoga Park physician who has just completed a tour of Moscow and Leningrad, Russian women give up their rights of choice for the comfort of security."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Physicians--California--San Fernando Valley Women--California--San Fernando Valley Microscopes--California--San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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