PRINT, FRAMED - QUEEN ELIZABETH II
c. 1960Glass fronted, gilt frame holding a colour print of Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth is in an off the shoulder cream dress with a blue sash over her left shoulder. She is looking towards the right side of the image and has a crown on her head. In front of her is a long rectangle red velvet cushion with a white fur covering at one end. Publisher details along top right side of print.
Text along bottom of print [Portrait by Dorothy Wilding Printed in England / Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II].
Hung initially in the club house in Prospect Road then moved to new premises in Avonlee Street Armadale in 1982 until the branch folded in 2009.
The Armadale branch of the CWA started in 1935. It had its branch office in Prospect Street Armadale. It had many local women as members who at the time helped support the local community, which was still a rural community. It was an important social club as well for local women to participate in.
In 1982, the club moved to a new branch office in Avonlee street. Over the next 27 years, membership declined and eventually the club was forced to close.
Details
Details
Publisher details along top of print [Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. Publishers to the late King Geoge VI, H.M.Queen Elizabeth II the Queen Mother and Queen Mary].
United Kingdom
This object is part of a significant collection that represents the role the Country Women's Association (CWA) played in the region as a social support network and campaigner for the rights and empowerment for local women. The CWA was formed in 1922 and a branch started in Western Australia in 1924. The organisation played a role improving country health services through extensive campaigning and fund-raising as well as providing welfare and support for members of rural communities during times of economic and social stress.
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