497 results for: Women's Rights
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Cabinet card portrait of Mary Ann Boren Denny, circa 1870
Mary Ann Boren (1822-1910) married Arthur Armstrong Denny in Illinois in 1843. Eight years later, the couple, their two daughters, and other members of the Denny and Boren families set out for the Pacific Northwest. In the group, known to later generations as the Denny Party, were but five women, seven men, and 12 children. Mary Ann was already expecting…
ID Number:2008.54.2
Date:Circa 1870
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Women posing with Century 21 sign during construction for the Seattle World’s Fair, 1961
This photograph was taken during construction for the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). The 74-acre Exposition site was a mile north of Seattle’s downtown business area. The fairground construction and renovation projects involved years of city planning, but several projects, including the Space Needle, Monorail and Washington State Coliseum were completed in a relatively short 18-month time frame. More…
ID Number:2010.82.11
Date:1961
Poster
Seattle Men's Chorus Holiday Concert poster, December 1988
Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC) is an LGBTQ community chorus based in Seattle, Washington. The group was founded in 1979, and is one of the world's largest men choruses. Along with Seattle Women's Chorus, it is the largest community choral organization in North America.This poster advertises the SMC 1988 Holiday Concert, held in Meany Hall on the University of Washington campus.…
ID Number:2011.44.1
Date:1988
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Paul McCartney and George Harrison singing during the Beatles concert, Seattle Center Coliseum, August 21, 1964
Nineteen-year-old Timothy Eagan shot this photograph of Paul McCartney and George Harrison early in the band's 29-minute set. They may be singing background vocals on the first song of the set, a cover of Phil Medley and Bert Berns' "Twist and Shout," on which John Lennon sang lead vocals. A young police officer in the right foreground plugs his ears…
ID Number:2014.14.115
Date:1964
Poster
Blood on the Flat Track: The Rise of the Rat City Roller Girls poster, 2007
"Blood on the Flat Track: The Rise of the Rat City Rollergirls" is a full-length documentary film produced and directed by Lainy Bagwell and Lacey Leavitt. The film documents the first two years of Seattle's women's flat track roller derby league, Rat City Roller Derby, which began in April 2004 as Rat City Rollergirls. The film premiered at the Seattle…
ID Number:2014.36.18
Date:2007
Poster
2005 Championship Bout! poster, Seattle, October 15, 2005
Seattle's women's flat track roller derby league, Rat City Roller Derby, got its start in April 2004 as Rat City Rollergirls and quickly built a large local following. Rat City is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and has achieved success on the WFTDA stage, qualifying for WFTDA Playoffs every season, including a second-place finish…
ID Number:2014.36.20
Date:2005
Poster
Rat City Roller Girls 2005 Season Inaugural Bout poster, Seattle, March 26, 2005
Seattle's women's flat track roller derby league, Rat City Roller Derby, got its start in April 2004 as Rat City Rollergirls and quickly built a large local following. Rat City is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and has achieved success on the WFTDA stage, qualifying for WFTDA Playoffs every season, including a second-place finish…
ID Number:2014.36.21
Date:2005
Poster
Blacktop Brawl poster, Seattle, September 25, 2004
Seattle's women's flat track roller derby league, Rat City Roller Derby, got its start in April 2004 as Rat City Rollergirls and quickly built a large local following. Rat City is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and has achieved success on the WFTDA stage, qualifying for WFTDA Playoffs every season, including a second-place finish…
ID Number:2014.36.22
Date:2004
Poster
Season Two, Bout Three poster, Seattle, May 20, 2006
Seattle's women's flat track roller derby league, the Rat City Roller Derby, got its start in April 2004 as Rat City Rollergirls and quickly built a large local following. Rat City is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and has achieved success on the WFTDA stage, qualifying for WFTDA Playoffs every season, including a second-place…
ID Number:2014.36.23
Date:2006
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Looking west on Jackson Street during Women's March on Seattle, January 21, 2017
The Women's March was an international protest for women's rights, held on January 21, 2017, the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump. The marches protested the threat to women's rights represented by Trump's policies and inflammatory rhetoric. Over 470,000 people attended the main protest in Washington DC, as many as 5 million nationwide, and an estimated 7 million people…
ID Number:2014.43.2.4.P151
Date:2017