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First ladies of MIT, 1971
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Five first ladies of MIT. Left to right are Laya Wainger Wiesner, Elizabeth Weed Johnson, Catherine "Kay" Nelson (Coffman) Stratton, Elizabeth Parks Killian, and Margaret Hutchinson Compton. Tech Talk, Vol 15 No 35, Date: 6-16-71.
Original Caption: "Wives of five MIT presidents--The wives of five past, present and future presidents of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were together during MIT's alumni homecoming activities earlier this week in Cambridge, Mass. They are, left to right, Mrs. Laya W. Wiesner, Mrs. Elizabeth W. Johnson, Mrs. Catherine N. Stratton, Mrs. Elizabeth P. Killian, and Mrs. Margaret H. Compton."
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