3246 results for: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Marjorie Jones posing for portrait, Seattle, May 28, 1969
Marjorie (Macklen) Jones (1892-1987) was a prominent social services activist in Seattle, and was married to Robert M. Jones (1882-1954), a long-time King County Superior Court judge. Ms. Jones was named to the state's first committee on aging in the 1930s, established the statewide Friendly Visiting Service to help the elderly, and organized day care for women who went to…
ID Number:2000.107.101.12.02
Date:1969
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Marjorie Jones and Helen Dorman planning for UW garden party, Seattle, July 18, 1941
Marjorie (Macklen) Jones (1892-1987) was a prominent social services activist in Seattle, and was married to Robert M. Jones (1882-1954), a long-time King County Superior Court judge. Ms. Jones was named to the state's first committee on aging in the 1930s, established the statewide Friendly Visiting Service to help the elderly, and organized day care for women who went to…
ID Number:2000.107.101.12.03
Date:1941
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Junior League members performing "Zelda, Not an Ordinary Witch," Seattle, 1950
For more than a century, Junior League members have confronted society’s most pressing issues and tackled its toughest problems, leaving an unrivaled legacy of reform. Since its inception in 1923, members of the Junior League of Seattle (JLS) have worked to improve our community through mission-driven projects and hands-on work with many Community Partners. Some Junior League projects included entertainment…
ID Number:2000.107.101.35.01
Date:1950
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Provisional Junior League members with "Machine from Mordor" by Harold Balazs, Seattle, April 1970
For more than a century, Junior League members have confronted society’s most pressing issues and tackled its toughest problems, leaving an unrivaled legacy of reform. Since its inception in 1923, members of the Junior League of Seattle (JLS) have worked to improve our community through mission-driven projects and hands-on work with many community partners. To join the JLS, women first…
ID Number:2000.107.101.36.01
Date:1970
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Provisional Junior League members assessing students during a reading clinic, Seattle, April 1970
For more than a century, Junior League members have confronted society’s most pressing issues and tackled its toughest problems, leaving an unrivaled legacy of reform. Since its inception in 1923, members of the Junior League of Seattle (JLS) have worked to improve our community through mission-driven projects and hands-on work with many community partners. To join the JLS, women first…
ID Number:2000.107.101.36.02
Date:1970
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Provisional Junior League members with hand puppets, Seattle, April 1970
For more than a century, Junior League members have confronted society’s most pressing issues and tackled its toughest problems, leaving an unrivaled legacy of reform. Since its inception in 1923, members of the Junior League of Seattle (JLS) have worked to improve our community through mission-driven projects and hands-on work with many community partners.To join the JLS, women first became…
ID Number:2000.107.101.36.03
Date:1970
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Two Seattle Junior League members with art works, Seattle, April 1971
For more than a century, Junior League members have confronted society’s most pressing issues and tackled its toughest problems, leaving an unrivaled legacy of reform. Since its inception in 1923, members of the Junior League of Seattle (JLS) have worked to improve our community through mission-driven projects and hands-on work with many community partners.Over the years, the Northwest Art Project…
ID Number:2000.107.101.36.04
Date:1971
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James Kelly speaking at press conference at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, December 5, 1988
James Kelly came to Seattle from his native Illinois in 1976, and received a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Washington in 1980. Kelly worked as an investigator for Washington State Child Protective Services, and in the Seattle City Attorney’s Office, before being appointed by Governor Booth Gardner to head the newly created Commission on African-American Affairs…
ID Number:2000.107.103.19.01
Date:1988
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James Kelly standing outside building, Seattle, November 8, 1991
James Kelly came to Seattle from his native Illinois in 1976, and received a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Washington in 1980. Kelly worked as an investigator for Washington State Child Protective Services, and in the Seattle City Attorney’s Office, before being appointed by Governor Booth Gardner to head the newly created Commission on African-American Affairs…
ID Number:2000.107.103.19.02
Date:1991
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Christina Kempf, Seattle, December 1976
In January 1977, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a feature over two days about transgender people. An article titled "Women Trapped in Men's Bodies" told the stories of two transgender women, Thea Williamson and Christina Kempf. The women discussed their pasts and experiences before, during, and after their transitions. An article the following day titled "Mind and Body Should Match" discussed…
ID Number:2000.107.103.27.02
Date:1976