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"The Begum Goes Shopping"

DESCRIPTION
Article from an unknown newspaper (likely San Francisco-based) entitled "The Begum Goes Shopping,” detailing a shopping trip taken by Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan, wife of Pakistani Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan (and later governor of Sindh herself), during a 1950 visit to California. The article states that as her husband was meeting with California Governor Earl Warren in Sacramento, the first lady bought souvenirs including a tablecloth, lipstick, and “atom ray guns (for her young sons).”

THEMES
Visitors & Exchanges

ADDITIONAL METADATA
Subject(s): Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan
Type: Newspaper Clipping
Language: English
Location: San Francisco, CA

PROVENANCE
Collection: Godha Ram Channon, Papers of
Item History: 2015-03-27 (created); 2023-02-02 (modified)

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