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Date

1941-01-06

Maker

International News Photos

Dimensions

8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

Accession Number

2008.130.020

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

At a Joint Session on January 6, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his Annual Message and discussed the cloud of war hanging over the nation. But Congresswomen and high-profile guests, including Crown Princess Märtha of Norway, attracted the media spotlight that day as well. “Why, Look! It's the Women!” one headline read.

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