504 results for: Women's Rights
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March for Women's Rights flier, Seattle, August 26, 1978
Women's Equality Day, celebrated in the U.S. on August 26, commemorates the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment, granting women the right to vote. First celebrated in 1973, the day is proclaimed each year by the United States President, and marked by celebrations, as well as protests and marches.This flier advertises the August 26, 1978 Women's Rights March in Seattle,…
ID Number:2002.23.3.99.1
Date:1978
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ERA march and rally poster, Seattle, August 23, 1980
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was introduced in the U. S. Congress for the first time in 1923 and has prompted conversations about the meaning of equality for women and men ever since. With the rise of the women's movement in the 1960s, the ERA garnered increasing support, was reintroduced to Congress in 1972, and was submitted to the state…
ID Number:2002.23.4.24.1
Date:1980
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Dyke March poster, June 25, 1994
This poster was printed to "celebrate lesbian visibility" and to encourage participation in Seattle's annual Gay Pride Parade.This item is one of many gathered by the Seattle-born author, artist, and chronicler of local drag culture, Donald Charles "Don" Paulson (1933-2012), in a collection he "dedicated to everyone who ever participated in a protest March, attended a Vigil, campaigned for Peace,…
ID Number:2002.23.6.4.1
Date:1994
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South African Women's Day poster, August 12, 1978
The poster pictured here advertises the South Africa Women's Day celebration, an event that featured a talk by Joyce Messenheimer of Cape Town, entertainment by the July 26 Choreopoets and Gwiny'ai on M'bira, as well as African drumming and dancing. Caption information source: http://africanactivist.msu.edu/document_metadata.php?objectid=32-130-1AA6Caption information source: http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv10271Caption information source: http://www.historylink.org/File/4173
ID Number:2002.23.8.1.1
Date:1978
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Poster for anti-war march and rally at University of Washington, Seattle, 1972
After large protests against the Vietnam War in 1970, University of Washington students and other activists continued smaller protests over the next several years as the war became increasingly entrenched. This poster identifies a May 1 march and rally, beginning at the University of Washington Husky Union Building. The event was "to support the Vietnamese people" and the poster features…
ID Number:2002.23.8.12.4
Date:1972
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Women Take Back the Night poster, Seattle, May 9, 1992
The phrase "Take Back the Night" became popular in the 1970s to draw attention to sexual violence and violence against women, and it become the name of the annual marches held nationally and around the world beginning in the 1970s and continuing today. The march began as a way to protest the violence that women experienced while walking in public…
ID Number:2002.23.8.13.1
Date:1992
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Oral history interview with Charmaine Ashcraft, June 3, 1999
In 1908, the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd opened a home in Wallingford for orphaned girls and troubled girls. For over 65 years, the Home of the Good Shepherd provided young women with shelter, counseling, and job training. The home closed in 1973. The buildings are now called Good Shepherd Center and are used by…
ID Number:2002.39.1
Date:1999
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Oral history interview with Sr. Valerie Brannan, August 17, 1999
In 1908, the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd opened a home in Wallingford for orphaned girls and troubled girls. For over 65 years, the Home of the Good Shepherd provided young women with shelter, counseling, and job training. The home closed in 1973. The buildings are now called Good Shepherd Center and are used by…
ID Number:2002.39.2
Date:1999
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Oral history interview with Sr. Mariella Houle, May 7, 1999
In 1908, the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd opened a home in Wallingford for orphaned girls and troubled girls. For over 65 years, the Home of the Good Shepherd provided young women with shelter, counseling, and job training. The home closed in 1973. The buildings are now called Good Shepherd Center and are used by…
ID Number:2002.39.7
Date:1999
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Oral history interview with Jackie (Moen) Kalani, August 27, 1999
In 1908, the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd opened a home in Wallingford for orphaned girls and troubled girls. For over 65 years, the Home of the Good Shepherd provided young women with shelter, counseling, and job training. The home closed in 1973. The buildings are now called Good Shepherd Center and are used by…
ID Number:2002.39.8
Date:1999