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Identifier
20064774
Description
Mrs. Richard J. Turrentine of Denton, first woman to serve on the Texas Board of Public Welfare is pictured here. She is the wife of retired professor Turrentine, Texas State College for Women (TSCW). In the picture, Mrs. Turrentine is pouring tea into a cup from a tea pot while she stands in front of a mirror. She is wearing a dress with a flower pattern on the upper left part of it and a pair of eyeglasses. Governor Jester appointed her as one of the state's three-member Board of Public Welfare for a six-year term. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, March 26, 1947.
Archival Date
1947-03-25
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-1963
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Teachers; Spouses; Dresses
Names
Turrentine, Richard J. (Mrs.); Turrentine, Richard J.; Jester, Beauford Halbert, 1893-194; Board of Public Welfare; Texas State College for Women
Subjects
Teachers; Spouses; Dresses