Mollie Wright Armstrong.

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Mollie Wright Armstrong.

Contains an article prepared for an historical marker; articles from the Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star Telegram; and copies of original documents.

1 file folder ; 30 cm.

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Brownwood Business and Professional Women's Club.

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American Legion Auxiliary (Brownwood, Texas)

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Brownwood Civic League.

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Texas Optometric Association

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Armstrong, Mollie Wright, 1875-1964

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Optometrist, civic leader. Born in 1875 in Bell County, Texas. Began her practice in 1899 in Brownwood, Texas, as the first woman optometrist in Texas. Served on the State Board of Optometry Examiners for 25 years, served as director of the Brownwood Chamber of Commerce, was a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee, and organized the Business and Professional Women's Club of Brownwood. After retiring at age 89, she wrote a history of optometry in Texas. She h...

Texas Board of Examiners.

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