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Personal Life

In 1935, Elizabeth Igler and Lawson Whitesides were married. Whitesides was a Procter and Gamble executive. Igler remained an active attorney while married, but did scale back her legal practice in the years following. Below are some archival materials documenting their wedding and married life, along with a few materials documenting other aspects of her personal life.

Wedding

June 16th, 1935

Igler and Whitesides' marriage notice in the Cincinnati Enquirer.

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July 7th, 1935

Igler and Whitesides' marriage notice in the Courier Journal, Louisville, KY. Here we learn that the couple both attended the University of Cincinnati, and that Whitesides served as Lieutenant at the Fort Hayes Army post in Columbus. The post was granted to the Ohio National Guard for use in 1946, so we can gather that Whitesides began work as an executive around this time.

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June 30th, 1935

Igler's sister hosted a dinner party at the Wyoming Golf Club to celebrate her wedding to Whitesides. This is announced in the Cincinnati Enquirer.

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Personal Life

August 6th, 1933

Despite being a law school graduate and licensed attorney at this time, Igler is referred to, in this edition of the Cincinnati Enquirer, as the "attractive and interesting daughter" of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Igler.

This showcases how patriarchal power structures work against feminist activism despite woman's achievement in male-dominated fields. 

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December 2nd, 1934

Igler attends Lyseum and visits Louisville, Kentucky with friends, according to this article in the Cincinnati Enquirer.

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Whitesides family photo from the Kentucky Bicentennial Family Register.

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