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- Willa Wright Nicodemus during a Canadian Fishing and Canoe Trip, August 24, 1934 - Willa Wright was a bit unusual--most young women of her era married and raised a family. Willa worked as a stenographer in her native Missouri and then as a clerk at a Chicago brokerage office. In 1932, 47-year-old Willa married Edwin Nicodemus. The couple enjoyed travel and outdoor pursuits, including this fishing and canoe trip in Canada in August 1934.

- August 24, 1934
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Willa Wright Nicodemus during a Canadian Fishing and Canoe Trip, August 24, 1934
Willa Wright was a bit unusual--most young women of her era married and raised a family. Willa worked as a stenographer in her native Missouri and then as a clerk at a Chicago brokerage office. In 1932, 47-year-old Willa married Edwin Nicodemus. The couple enjoyed travel and outdoor pursuits, including this fishing and canoe trip in Canada in August 1934.
- Willa Wright Nicodemus, circa 1935 - Willa Wright was a bit unusual--most young women of her era married and raised a family. Willa worked as a stenographer in her native Missouri and then as a clerk at a Chicago brokerage office. In 1932, 47-year-old Willa married Edwin Nicodemus. The couple enjoyed travel and outdoor adventures, including camping in Canada, cruising Alaska's Yukon River, and touring Nevada.

- circa 1935
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Willa Wright Nicodemus, circa 1935
Willa Wright was a bit unusual--most young women of her era married and raised a family. Willa worked as a stenographer in her native Missouri and then as a clerk at a Chicago brokerage office. In 1932, 47-year-old Willa married Edwin Nicodemus. The couple enjoyed travel and outdoor adventures, including camping in Canada, cruising Alaska's Yukon River, and touring Nevada.
- Willa Wright, Stenographer for Writer and Reporter Edgar White, Hudson, Missouri, circa 1910 - By 1900, women made up more than a third of clerical workers. For women, there were few professional job opportunities, outside of nursing and teaching, so literate women often turned to office work. In the early 1900s, Willa Wright worked as a stenographer for Edgar White, a newspaper and magazine writer in Hudson, Missouri. Later, she became a clerk in a Chicago brokerage office.

- circa 1910
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Willa Wright, Stenographer for Writer and Reporter Edgar White, Hudson, Missouri, circa 1910
By 1900, women made up more than a third of clerical workers. For women, there were few professional job opportunities, outside of nursing and teaching, so literate women often turned to office work. In the early 1900s, Willa Wright worked as a stenographer for Edgar White, a newspaper and magazine writer in Hudson, Missouri. Later, she became a clerk in a Chicago brokerage office.
- Willa Wright Nicodemus during a Canadian Fishing and Canoe Trip, August 24, 1934 - Willa Wright was a bit unusual--most young women of her era married and raised a family. Willa worked as a stenographer in her native Missouri and then as a clerk at a Chicago brokerage office. In 1932, 47-year-old Willa married Edwin Nicodemus. The couple enjoyed travel and outdoor pursuits, including this fishing and canoe trip in Canada in August 1934.

- August 24, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Willa Wright Nicodemus during a Canadian Fishing and Canoe Trip, August 24, 1934
Willa Wright was a bit unusual--most young women of her era married and raised a family. Willa worked as a stenographer in her native Missouri and then as a clerk at a Chicago brokerage office. In 1932, 47-year-old Willa married Edwin Nicodemus. The couple enjoyed travel and outdoor pursuits, including this fishing and canoe trip in Canada in August 1934.