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Demonstrators marching with signs supporting the ERA, Seattle, July 8, 1978
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was introduced in the U.S. Congress for the first time in 1921 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 legislatures…
ID Number:2000.107.232.26.01
Date:1978
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Harry Wong, manager of Trader Vic's Restaurant, Seattle, May 18, 1978
Trader Vic's was a Polynesian-themed chain restaurant founded in 1934 by Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. (1902-1984) in California. The first franchised Trader Vic's opened in Seattle in 1949, and the chain expanded quickly during the Tiki culture fad of the 1950s and 1960s. The Seattle restaurant moved to the Washington Plaza Hotel (now the Westin) in 1969, and closed in…
ID Number:2000.107.232.27.03
Date:1978
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Donna Rydberg in costume on makeshift stage with Gracie Hansen, 1961
Donna Rydberg (1933-2008) was born and raised in Seattle, the only child of German immigrants Leo and Freida Bartl. During the 1960s, Rydberg had a successful modeling career and her work appeared in magazines, newspapers and fashion catalogs. She was also featured at various charity events and fashion show benefits at venues such as the Edgewater Inn, Frederick & Nelson,…
ID Number:2012.38.33
Date:1961
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Donna Rydberg, Gracie Hansen and John Eaton on stage at Century 21 groundbreaking event, 1961
Donna Rydberg (1933-2008) was born and raised in Seattle, the only child of German immigrants Leo and Freida Bartl. During the 1960s, Rydberg had a successful modeling career and her work appeared in magazines, newspapers and fashion catalogs. She was also featured at various charity events and fashion show benefits at venues such as the Edgewater Inn, Frederick & Nelson,…
ID Number:2012.38.34
Date:1961
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John Eaton adjusting headpiece on model Donna Rydberg, 1961
Donna Rydberg (1933-2008) was born and raised in Seattle, the only child of German immigrants Leo and Freida Bartl. During the 1960s, Rydberg had a successful modeling career and her work appeared in magazines, newspapers and fashion catalogs. She was also featured at various charity events and fashion show benefits at venues such as the Edgewater Inn, Frederick & Nelson,…
ID Number:2012.38.40
Date:1961
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Donna Rydberg in costume on stage with John Eaton and Gracie Hansen, 1961
Donna Rydberg (1933-2008) was born and raised in Seattle, the only child of German immigrants Leo and Freida Bartl. During the 1960s, Rydberg had a successful modeling career and her work appeared in magazines, newspapers and fashion catalogs. She was also featured at various charity events and fashion show benefits at venues such as the Edgewater Inn, Frederick & Nelson,…
ID Number:2012.38.43
Date:1961