Business and Professional Women at Grand Trunk station, Portland, 1925
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Delegates from the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (NFBPW), also known as B.P.W. Club, visited Portland in July 1925 for the annual convention. Many guests arrived over the weekend by train at the Grand Trunk Station on India Street. The convention was held at Portland City Hall (Merrill Auditorium), and officially began on July 13, 1925.
This image appeared on the front page of the Portland Evening Express with the headline “Scene at Grand Trunk as Business Women Invade Portland.” The women at the front of the crowd were part of the Iowa delegation. They held corn-cob canes to celebrate their state. Many delegations carried signs or mascots representing their home states.
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