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Congressmen's wives learn to speak in class. The Congressional Public Speaking class, composed of wives of congressmen, is attempting to teach the ladies to search out material and present it effectively under the direction of Mrs. Hugh Butler, public speaking teacher. They met today at the Agriculture Department's 'Chamber of Horrors' where Mrs. Ralph O. Brewster, wife of the member from Maine, gave her colleagues a sample of her learning while Mrs. Butler looks on from the right of the picture, 2-10- 39
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A black and white photo of a woman giving a presentation.
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Date
01/01/1939
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Harris & Ewing, photographer
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687
Source
Library of Congress
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