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Image of Letter from Abigail Scott Duniway to Missouri Hanna, November 8, 1910
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Letter from Abigail Scott Duniway to Missouri Hanna, November 8, 1910

This personal letter regarding suffrage movements in Washington and Oregon was written by Abigail Jane (Scott) Duniway (1834-1915), a writer, pioneer, editor, and champion of women's suffrage. At the time she wrote the letter, Ms. Duniway was president of the Oregon State Equal Suffrage Association, and her efforts were instrumental in the passage of Oregon's women's suffrage bill in 1912.…
ID Number:1970.4814.1
Date:1910
Image of Missouri Hanna business card, circa 1910
Ephemera

Missouri Hanna business card, circa 1910

This business card belonged to Missouri (Saunders) Hanna (1857-1926), in her role as publisher of "Votes for Women," a Seattle newspaper published from 1909-1912. Ms. Hanna, often known as "Mrs. M. T. B. Hanna," was Washington Territory’s first woman newspaper publisher. Her Seattle and Edmonds-based newspapers "Edmonds Review," "Votes for Women," and "The New Citizen" made her a powerful voice…
ID Number:1970.4814.2
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 1, October 1909
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Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 1, October 1909

Missouri T.B. Hanna (1857-1926) was the first woman publisher in Washington State, and was heralded as “the mother of journalism” in Washington.Hanna, who also went by “Mrs. M.T.B. Hanna,” moved to Spokane Falls in Washington Territory in 1882, and then to the waterfront mill town of Edmonds in 1904. In 1905 Hanna purchased the weekly "Edmonds Review" and published it…
ID Number:1970.4814.5
Date:1909
Image of Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 2, January 1910
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Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 2, January 1910

Missouri T.B. Hanna (1857-1926) was the first woman publisher in Washington State, and was heralded as “the mother of journalism” in Washington.Hanna, who also went by “Mrs. M.T.B. Hanna,” moved to Spokane Falls in Washington Territory in 1882, and then to the waterfront mill town of Edmonds in 1904. In 1905 Hanna purchased the weekly "Edmonds Review" and published it…
ID Number:1970.4814.6
Date:1910
Image of Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 3, February 1910
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Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 3, February 1910

Missouri T.B. Hanna (1857-1926) was the first woman publisher in Washington State, and was heralded as “the mother of journalism” in Washington.Hanna, who also went by “Mrs. M.T.B. Hanna,” moved to Spokane Falls in Washington Territory in 1882, and then to the waterfront mill town of Edmonds in 1904. In 1905 Hanna purchased the weekly "Edmonds Review" and published it…
ID Number:1970.4814.7
Date:1910
Image of Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 4, March 1910
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Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 4, March 1910

Missouri T.B. Hanna (1857-1926) was the first woman publisher in Washington State, and was heralded as “the mother of journalism” in Washington.Hanna, who also went by “Mrs. M.T.B. Hanna,” moved to Spokane Falls in Washington Territory in 1882, and then to the waterfront mill town of Edmonds in 1904. In 1905 Hanna purchased the weekly "Edmonds Review" and published it…
ID Number:1970.4814.8
Date:1910
Image of Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 5, April 1910
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Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 5, April 1910

Missouri T.B. Hanna (1857-1926) was the first woman publisher in Washington State, and was heralded as “the mother of journalism” in Washington.Hanna, who also went by “Mrs. M.T.B. Hanna,” moved to Spokane Falls in Washington Territory in 1882, and then to the waterfront mill town of Edmonds in 1904. In 1905 Hanna purchased the weekly "Edmonds Review" and published it…
ID Number:1970.4814.9
Date:1910
Image of Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 1910
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Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 1910

Missouri T.B. Hanna (1857-1926) was the first woman publisher in Washington State, and was heralded as “the mother of journalism” in Washington.Hanna, who also went by “Mrs. M.T.B. Hanna,” moved to Spokane Falls in Washington Territory in 1882, and then to the waterfront mill town of Edmonds in 1904. In 1905 Hanna purchased the weekly "Edmonds Review" and published it…
ID Number:1970.4814.10
Date:1910
Image of Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 7, June 1910
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Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 7, June 1910

Missouri T.B. Hanna (1857-1926) was the first woman publisher in Washington State, and was heralded as “the mother of journalism” in Washington.Hanna, who also went by “Mrs. M.T.B. Hanna,” moved to Spokane Falls in Washington Territory in 1882, and then to the waterfront mill town of Edmonds in 1904. In 1905 Hanna purchased the weekly "Edmonds Review" and published it…
ID Number:1970.4814.11
Date:1910
Image of Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 8, July 1910
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Votes for Women, Vol. 1, No. 8, July 1910

Missouri T.B. Hanna (1857-1926) was the first woman publisher in Washington State, and was heralded as “the mother of journalism” in Washington.Hanna, who also went by “Mrs. M.T.B. Hanna,” moved to Spokane Falls in Washington Territory in 1882, and then to the waterfront mill town of Edmonds in 1904. In 1905 Hanna purchased the weekly "Edmonds Review" and published it…
ID Number:1970.4814.12
Date:1910
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