511 results for: Women's Rights
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Ruby Bishop working in cabinet-making class, Seattle, January 19, 1972
Ruby Bishop (1919-2019) was born in Thurston County and was a well-known Seattle jazz singer and pianist for decades. Ms. Bishop was an active member of the American Federation of Music (AFM) Local 493 in Seattle, also known as the "Negro Musicians' Union," founded in 1918 as Local 458 when African Americans were excluded from Seattle's first musicians' union, AFM…
ID Number:2000.107.022.17.02
Date:1972
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Portrait of Ruby Bishop, Seattle, January 1983
Ruby Bishop (1919-2019) was born in Thurston County and was a well-known Seattle jazz singer and pianist for decades. Ms. Bishop was an active member of the American Federation of Music (AFM) Local 493 in Seattle, also known as the "Negro Musicians' Union," founded in 1918 as Local 458 when African Americans were excluded from Seattle's first musicians' union, AFM…
ID Number:2000.107.022.17.03
Date:1983
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Patti Bown posing at piano at the New Orleans Restaurant, Seattle, March 23, 1989
Patricia Anne "Patti" Bown (1931-2008) was born in Seattle to a musically-talented family, and grew up during a musically rich period in the city. During her youth and education at Seattle University and Cornish School of Fine Arts, Ms. Bown was an active member of AFM Local 493, also known as the "Negro Musicians' Union," founded in 1918 as Local…
ID Number:2000.107.025.15.01
Date:1989
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Harry Bridges giving union badge to Dixy Lee Ray, Seattle, April 18, 1977
Tacoma-born Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994) held many prestigious posts in Washington State: first woman on the Atomic Energy Commission, director of the Pacific Science Center, and longtime University of Washington professor. A political novice, Ms. Ray served as Washington's first female governor from 1977-1981, gaining popularity as an outsider and a non-politician. Her blunt style won her as many enemies…
ID Number:2000.107.026.32.01
Date:1977
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Portrait of Maiselle Bridges, Seattle, February 28, 1986
Theresa "Maiselle" (Frank) Bridges (b. 1924) has spent a lifetime "seeking to improve the quality of life, health, and education for Indians, and manning the front line of the Indians' battle to ensure their living through treaty-secured fishing rights." A respected leader and member of the Puyallup Indian Tribe, Ms. Bridges was born near Olympia, Washington, and like many Indigenous…
ID Number:2000.107.026.32.03
Date:1986
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Priscilla Bullitt Collins and Harriet Stimson Bullitt, Seattle, July 8, 1991
The child of wealthy Seattle pioneers, Dorothy Stimson Bullitt (1892-1989), bought a small Seattle radio station in 1947 and expanded into a broadcasting empire, King Broadcasting Company. She was a Seattle civic leader who entered the business world at a time when women were not welcome. All three of her children have donated substantial amounts of money and time to…
ID Number:2000.107.029.03.02
Date:1991
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Priscilla Bullitt Collins and Harriet Stimson Bullitt, Seattle, August 22, 1990
The child of wealthy Seattle pioneers, Dorothy Stimson Bullitt (1892-1989), bought a small Seattle radio station in 1947 and expanded into broadcasting empire, King Broadcasting Company. She was a Seattle civic leader who entered the business world at a time when women were not welcome. All three of her children have donated substantial amounts of money and time to the…
ID Number:2000.107.029.03.05
Date:1990
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Sinina Moeun and Phalkun Tep, Seattle, May 31, 1989
During and after the brutal reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, an estimated one million Cambodians sought refuge in other countries. Over 130,000 eventually settled in the United States between 1975 and 1985, often after long periods spent in refugee camps in Thailand. Many Cambodians settled in Washington state, with the majority of those living in King County. As…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.03
Date:1989
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Paula Hance straightening Frangos on assembly line, Seattle, January 26, 1990
Frango mints are a brand of chocolate truffles first created for the Frederick & Nelson department stores in 1918. Marshall Field's bought F&N in 1929 and a new Frango recipe was created for sale in the midwest. In the Northwest, Frango chocolates are sold by Macy's in various flavors using the original recipes, logo, and distinctive hexagonal boxes. In this…
ID Number:2000.107.031.31.01
Date:1990
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Yueh-Chun Chang lifting weights, June 29, 1993
Yueh-Chun Chang (b. 1970) was a competitive powerlifter from 1989 to 1998. During her powerlifting career, Chang won five national and three world championships and set five world records. In 1995, the U.S. Powerlifting Federation named her Best Lifter. As a child, Chang participated in the SCATS program, Seattle Public School’s child acrobatic demonstration team developed by Sue and Bud…
ID Number:2000.107.034.15.01
Date:1993