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Voter at Our Lady of Guadalupe church, West Seattle, September 17, 1991
Washington voters went to the polls on Tuesday, September 17, 1991 to vote in the primary election. In this photo, a lone voter at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church found plenty of machines and no wait when he went to vote in West Seattle. Poll workers at the church said they saw about six voters per hour, as of about…
ID Number:2000.107.289.01.01
Date:1991
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Rich Walsh, founder and director of the Resource Center for the Handicapped, Bothell, December 1986
In 1977, Richard “Rich” Walsh suffered a serious automobile accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. He moved to the University of Washington Medical Center for major rehabilitation and found his life’s calling. Seeing other young, paralyzed people sent to nursing homes for the rest of their lives, Walsh decided there had to be a better way. He…
ID Number:2000.107.289.02.01
Date:1986
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Two women at the Aradia Women's Clinic, Seattle, November 16, 1972
The Aradia Women’s Clinic opened on Seattle’s First Hill in February 1972. A feminist women’s clinic, it provided birth control, health care, counseling, and advocacy by women for women. Once the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision made abortion legal, it also became one of Seattle’s first abortion clinics and a model for similar operations elsewhere in the country. Aradia…
ID Number:2000.107.19721116.3.14
Date:1972
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Two staff members at the Aradia Women's Clinic, Seattle, November 16, 1972
The Aradia Women’s Clinic opened on Seattle’s First Hill in February 1972. A feminist women’s clinic, it provided birth control, health care, counseling, and advocacy by women for women. Once the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision made abortion legal, it also became one of Seattle’s first abortion clinics and a model for similar operations elsewhere in the country. Aradia…
ID Number:2000.107.19721116.3.19
Date:1972
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Poet-composer Jody Aliesan and playwright Gloria Albee, Seattle, January 14, 1974
In January and February 1974, the Women Studies program at the University of Washington presented a seven-part winter series. Some 200–250 local and out-of-state attendees were expected. The weekly series kicked off with a play reading, music, and poetry before moving on to presentations on sociology, anthropology, and other academic topics.The first program featured Jody Aliesan and Gloria Albee. Albee,…
ID Number:2000.107.19740114.1.13
Date:1974
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Maggie Kuhn, founder of the Gray Panthers, Seattle, March 1, 1976
Margaret Elizabeth (“Maggie”) Kuhn (1905-1995) was a lifelong activist for human rights, economic justice, and more. In 1970, at age 65, she was forced out of her position with the United Presbyterian Church (USA) due to the church’s mandatory retirement policy. Kuhn and several other women who had retired under similar circumstances founded a group to advocate against ageism and…
ID Number:2000.107.19760301.1.11
Date:1976
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Maggie Kuhn, founder of the Gray Panthers, Seattle, March 1, 1976
Margaret Elizabeth (“Maggie”) Kuhn (1905-1995) was a lifelong activist for human rights, economic justice, and more. In 1970, at age 65, she was forced out of her position with the United Presbyterian Church (USA) due to the church’s mandatory retirement policy. Kuhn and several other women who had retired under similar circumstances founded a group to advocate against ageism and…
ID Number:2000.107.19760301.1.13
Date:1976
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Garfield principal Roscoe Bass at Central Area School Council meeting, Seattle, June 13, 1976
Roscoe Bass was an longtime educator and civil rights activist. He graduated from the Kansas State Teachers College and came to Seattle in 1958 as a substitute teacher. Bass served as the principal of Garfield High School for six years and is credited with helping turn it into one of the best schools in Washington. Bass also worked in the…
ID Number:2000.107.19760613.1.11
Date:1976
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Mardi Gras parade, Seattle, February 19, 1977
In 1977, Seattle held its first Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) celebration in Occidental Park, Pioneer Square. The event lasted for five days and was peaceful during the day but got unruly at night. This image shows revelers on a street in Pioneer Square, including one wearing a patterned onesie and another sporting a white suit, cape, face paint, and a…
ID Number:2000.107.19770219.1.22
Date:1977
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Mardi Gras parade, Seattle, February 19, 1977
In 1977, Seattle held its first Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) celebration in Occidental Park, Pioneer Square. The event lasted for five days and was peaceful during the day but got unruly at night. This image shows revelers on a street in Pioneer Square, including a man with a dummy in a wagon pulled by a child. Caption information source: The…
ID Number:2000.107.19770219.1.26
Date:1977