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El Paso's African American Women Suffragists...

On Dec 12, 1918, the Colored Women's Progressive Club of El Paso was organized, and it was an auxiliary to the El Paso Equal Franchise League. They campaigne...

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Birthday Celebration: 65 years of preserving history at the El Paso County Historical Society...

The El Paso County Historical Society had a birthday celebration on April 13, 2019. The festivities included dance performances, face painting, food trucks, ...

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Arlene Quenon: El Paso's First Woman Elected to City Council...

Arlene Stark Quenon was born on October 19, 1934, in Antigo, Wisconsin to a farmer and lumberjack, Jim and his wife, Molly. Quenon’s parents were involved in...

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Donation: 'Box of junk' at Corpus Christi yard sale turns up 1903 'Key to City' of El Paso...

Twenty seventh convention TCRA key to the city El Paso, 1903. The El Paso County Historical Society received a donation from Mr. Kelling of Corpus Christi, T...

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Marian Bainbridge Collins...

Image of Marian Collins courtesy of The El Paso Herald-Post Historical Files M.S. 348 at UTEP Special Collections Marian Bainbridge Collins was born in Idaho...

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A look at the Sun Carnival Queens of El Paso...

Here are some photos of past sun queens, princess, and duchesses. The Southwestern El Paso Sun Carnival was founded in 1935. See more photos. Dr. C.M. Henric...

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The Development of Cosmetology in El Paso: 1892-1970s....

The Development of Cosmetology in El Paso: 1892-1970s. Read more about the history of Cosmetology in the El Paso area. Click through the images. -Joseph Longo

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Pioneering Women Artists in El Paso...

See photos of the pioneering women artists in the El Paso area.   -Joseph Longo

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A Study in Historic Beauty...

(EPCHS note: This semester, EPCHS launched an internship program meant to give students an opportunity to work in an archive and obtain professional experien...

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Nell Gardner: Founded the first Pilot Club West of the Mississippi...

Nell Gardner ran a business school for women and reorganized her husband, Empire bottle factory business into Empire Moving. Gardner also found the El Paso C...

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Jennie Calderella Richards: A Pioneer in Business...

Jennie Calderella was born in El Paso in 1909. She was the daughter of Jack Calderella and Angela Barbaria. In 1898, Jack founded a meat market, and it event...

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Margaret Rolston Macdonald: Founder of Roslton Hospital....

In 1911, Margaret Rolston Macdonald a nurse founded Rolston hospital which was first located on 216 Wyoming Street. In 1916 she built a new hospital where th...

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