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 included in the Exhibit: Defining Their Identity: The Changing Roles of Women in the Post-War Era as Documented by the Valley Times Newspaper. Photograph caption reads: "Miss Gladys Moosekian, high school teacher who taught many who voted for her, shows winning smile and roses following her victory at polls. She is first woman elected to San Fernando City Council and takes office next Tuesday". Photograph dated: April 11, 1956.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
City councils--California--San Fernando City council members--California--San Fernando Women city council members--California--San Fernando High school teachers--California--San Fernando San Fernando (Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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