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Image of Larry Gossett advocating the recall of Ellen Roe, Seattle, August 9, 1985
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Larry Gossett advocating the recall of Ellen Roe, Seattle, August 9, 1985

After Seattle School Board member Ellen Roe generated controversy with public comments on women, race, and poverty, a movement developed in protest. Some 300 people met at the Mount Zion Baptist Church on August 9, 1985 to begin a petition drive calling for her resignation and for a possible recall election. Representatives from more than 30 minority, feminist, church, and…
ID Number:2000.107.077.01.06
Date:1985
Image of L. Jane Hastings, 1977
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L. Jane Hastings, 1977

L. Jane Hastings (1928-2024) grew up in West Seattle and began studying architecture at the University of Washington in 1946, the only woman in a class of 200. In 1953, Hastings became the eighth woman licensed as an architect in Washington State and went on to become the principal of Washington’s oldest woman-owned architecture firm in 1959. Hastings was also…
ID Number:2000.107.084.32.01
Date:1977
Image of Dorothy Hollingsworth in Model Cities office, Seattle, August 1972
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Dorothy Hollingsworth in Model Cities office, Seattle, August 1972

Dorothy Hollingsworth (1920-2022) was a civic leader and lifelong advocate for education, particularly for children of color, in Seattle. She was the first African American woman to manage a major city agency when she served as director of the Seattle School District Head Start Program from 1965-1969, and the first Black women to serve on a school board in Washington…
ID Number:2000.107.090.30.01
Date:1972
Image of Dorothy Hollingsworth speaking at Seattle School Board meeting, January 1980
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Dorothy Hollingsworth speaking at Seattle School Board meeting, January 1980

Dorothy Hollingsworth (1920-2022) was a civic leader and lifelong advocate for education, particularly for children of color, in Seattle. She was the first African American woman to manage a major city agency when she served as director of the Seattle School District Head Start Program from 1965-1969, and the first Black women to serve on a school board in Washington…
ID Number:2000.107.090.30.02
Date:1977
Image of Dorothy Hollingsworth speaking at Seattle School Board meeting, January 1980
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Dorothy Hollingsworth speaking at Seattle School Board meeting, January 1980

Dorothy Hollingsworth (1920-2022) was a civic leader and lifelong advocate for education, particularly for children of color, in Seattle. She was the first African American woman to manage a major city agency when she served as director of the Seattle School District Head Start Program from 1965-1969, and the first Black women to serve on a school board in Washington…
ID Number:2000.107.090.30.03
Date:1980
Image of Dorothy Hollingsworth sitting in her office, Seattle, March 1986
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Dorothy Hollingsworth sitting in her office, Seattle, March 1986

Dorothy Hollingsworth (1920-2022) was a civic leader and lifelong advocate for education, particularly for children of color, in Seattle. She was the first African American woman to manage a major city agency when she served as director of the Seattle School District Head Start Program from 1965-1969, and the first Black women to serve on a school board in Washington…
ID Number:2000.107.090.30.04
Date:1986
Image of Dace Krasts working in lab at Immunex, Seattle, July 23, 1992
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Dace Krasts working in lab at Immunex, Seattle, July 23, 1992

Scientists Steven Gillis and Christopher Henney, along with businessman Stephen Duzan, founded Immunex in July 1981. They envisioned the company's mission as developing, producing, and licensing diagnostic and therapeutic immunological products. Its successful drugs included LEUKINE (sargramostin) for patients undergoing bone marrow transplants, NOVANTRONE for multiple sclerosis, and ENBREL (etanercept), an anti-inflammatory used to treat arthritis. By 2001 Immunex was…
ID Number:2000.107.095.22.04
Date:1992
Image of Dace Krasts working in lab at Immunex, Seattle, December 13, 1990
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Dace Krasts working in lab at Immunex, Seattle, December 13, 1990

Scientists Steven Gillis and Christopher Henney, along with businessman Stephen Duzan, founded Immunex in July 1981. They envisioned the company's mission as developing, producing, and licensing diagnostic and therapeutic immunological products. Its successful drugs included LEUKINE (sargramostin) for patients undergoing bone marrow transplants, NOVANTRONE for multiple sclerosis, and ENBREL (etanercept), an anti-inflammatory used to treat arthritis. By 2001 Immunex was…
ID Number:2000.107.095.22.06
Date:1990
Image of Jean Halliday sitting outside federal courthouse, Seattle, April 6, 1970
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Jean Halliday sitting outside federal courthouse, Seattle, April 6, 1970

Fort Lawton was a United States Army post located in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, overlooking Puget Sound. In 1968 the site was rejected for proposed defense upgrades, and the Army began downsizing the property. In 1970 the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation (UIATF) presented a claim to all lands that might be declared surplus by the Army. Led…
ID Number:2000.107.095.26.01
Date:1970
Image of Thelma Jackson, October 30, 1977
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Thelma Jackson, October 30, 1977

Dr. Thelma Jackson is an activist who has worked for equity in education, women’s rights, and Black rights for decades. She served on an advisory council aimed at implementing legislation to close the achievement gap for Black students in Washington schools, led the Washington State Legislative Ethics Board, led the Commission on African American Affairs, and was President of the…
ID Number:2000.107.097.28.01
Date:1977
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