497 results for: Women's Rights
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The New Citizen, March 1911
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:1970.4814.19
Date:1911
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The New Citizen, April 1911
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:1970.4814.20
Date:1911
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The New Citizen, May 1911
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:1970.4814.21
Date:1911
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The New Citizen, Holiday Number, January 1912
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:1970.4814.22
Date:1912
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Helene Madison showing another woman a swimming trophy, March 1930
Helene Madison began swimming in early childhood, first at Green Lake, one block from her home in Seattle, and later in Seattle Parks Department swim programs. Catching the eye of local coach Ray Daughters in 1928, Madison began swimming competitively on his team at the Crystal Pool, and later at Washington Athletic Club. Between 1930 and 1932, Madison broke all…
ID Number:1970.5051.43
Date:1930
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Olympic swimmers Eleanor Holm, Georgia Coleman, Jane Fauntz, Agnes Geraghty, and Helene Madison, circa 1930
Eleanor Holm, Georgia Coleman, Jane Fauntz, Agnes Geraghty, and Helene Madison were all members of the U.S. Olympic swim team. This photo was possibly taken at Olympic tryouts, as the women are wearing the swimsuits of their local teams. All but Geraghty participated in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. Seattle swim champ Helene Madison, at right, swam for the…
ID Number:1970.5051.48
Date:Circa 1930
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Helene Madison in nurse's uniform seated at desk, circa 1936
Helene Madison started swimming at Green Lake when she was 12 years old. At 19, she swept the women's freestyle swimming events in the 1932 Olympics. That year, she held all 16 women's world freestyle records and 56 American awards. When she returned to Seattle, the city presented her with a car, a Navy and Police escort and Seattle's largest…
ID Number:1970.5051.77
Date:Circa 1936
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Helene Madison's American record certificate, September 12, 1931
Helene Emma Madison started swimming at Green Lake in Seattle when she was 12 years old. At 19, she swept the women's freestyle swimming events in the 1932 Olympics. That year, she held all 16 women's world freestyle records, 56 American awards, and was the first woman to swim the 100-yard freestyle in one minute flat. Unfortunately she was unable…
ID Number:1970.5051.95.2
Date:1931
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Helene Madison's Olympic tryouts certificate, 1932
Helene Madison began swimming in early childhood, first at Green Lake, one block from her home in Seattle, and later in Seattle Parks Department swim programs. Catching the eye of local coach Ray Daughters in 1928, Madison began swimming competitively on his team at the Crystal Pool, and later at Washington Athletic Club. Between 1930 and 1932, Madison broke all…
ID Number:1970.5051.103.1
Date:1932
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Helene Madison's freestyle world record medallion, 1931
Helene Madison began swimming in early childhood, first at Green Lake, one block from her home in Seattle, and later in Seattle Parks Department swim programs. Catching the eye of local coach Ray Daughters in 1928, Madison began swimming competitively on his team at the Crystal Pool, and later at Washington Athletic Club. Between 1930 and 1932, Madison broke all…
ID Number:1970.5051.114.1
Date:1931