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Hazel Lavery

The Lady From Chicago & The Pound Note

By Rosemary Rogers

Fall 2022

October 18, 2022 by 3 Comments

Her likeness appears on a banknote and in portraits by famous artists. Who was Lady Lavery Women rarely have their faces on currency. Except, of course, for the recently departed Queen Elizabeth II who was on the currency of Great Britain and her colonies for over 70 years and, until recently, showed no sign of retiring or expiring.  In 1928, Ireland, too, cast a woman on … [Read more...] about The Lady From Chicago & The Pound Note

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