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A Night for Celebrating Heroines
• October 1, 2022 • 1 CommentPosted in 1920s, acquisitions, children's books, Children's propaganda books, collectors, displays, donations, First World War (1914-1918), Francis Xavier Luca, gender, gifts, graphic designers, library donors, memorabilia, Mitchell Wolfson Jr., museums, persuasive arts, pochoirs, propaganda, propaganda arts, rare books and special collections library, Second World War (1939-1945), The Wolfsonian Library, war propaganda, Wolfsonian, Wolfsonian staff, women, World War (1914-1918), World War (1939-1945), World War I, World War II, WWI, WWII
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