788 results for: Education
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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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Sallie Onishi cutting cake for her young students, Japanese Baptist Church, Seattle, July 1, 1948
Here, teacher Sallie Onishi cuts a huge cake to celebrate the end of classes for her 4-, 5- and 6- year old students at the Japanese Baptist Church in Seattle. The children had staged a pageant in Japanese costumes before donning caps and gowns for their "commencement" ceremony. Caption information source: Seattle Post Intelligencer photo caption, July 3, 1948, p.3
ID Number:2000.107.098.17.03
Date:1948
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Ten girls performing Bon Odori dance at Children's International Play Fair, Seattle, August 27, 1958
In 1944, the first annual national meeting of the Children’s Theatre Conference was organized with the objectives of promoting the establishment of children’s theatre activities in all communities by educational, community, and private groups, and to provide a meeting ground for children’s theatre workers and educators from all levels. Over the next decades the group grew to include operations in…
ID Number:2000.107.098.17.06
Date:1958
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Charles Johnson in his UW English Department office, Seattle, November 13, 1990
Charles Richard Johnson (b. 1948) was born in 1948 in Evanston, Illinois. He first came to prominence in the 1960s as a political cartoonist and illustrator.Johnson received a B.S. in journalism in 1971, an M.A. in philosophy in 1973, and a Ph.D. in philosophy in 1988. As a novelist, Johnson stated that his goal was to contribute to and enrich…
ID Number:2000.107.099.31.02
Date:1990
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Quincy Jones with Garfield High School Students, Seattle, November 15, 1982
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. (1933-2024), musician, composer, producer, entrepreneur and humanitarian, was born in Chicago, and moved to Washington state as a child, attending Garfield High School in Seattle. Jones had discovered music when he was 12 and became more deeply involved in high school, developing his skills as a trumpeter and arranger, and playing in bands with Garfield classmates.…
ID Number:2000.107.101.11.01
Date:1982
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Marjorie Jones and Helen Dorman planning for UW garden party, Seattle, July 18, 1941
Marjorie (Macklen) Jones (1892-1987) was a prominent social services activist in Seattle, and was married to Robert M. Jones (1882-1954), a long-time King County Superior Court judge. Ms. Jones was named to the state's first committee on aging in the 1930s, established the statewide Friendly Visiting Service to help the elderly, and organized day care for women who went to…
ID Number:2000.107.101.12.03
Date:1941
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Provisional Junior League members assessing students during a reading clinic, Seattle, April 1970
For more than a century, Junior League members have confronted society’s most pressing issues and tackled its toughest problems, leaving an unrivaled legacy of reform. Since its inception in 1923, members of the Junior League of Seattle (JLS) have worked to improve our community through mission-driven projects and hands-on work with many community partners. To join the JLS, women first…
ID Number:2000.107.101.36.02
Date:1970
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Provisional Junior League members with hand puppets, Seattle, April 1970
For more than a century, Junior League members have confronted society’s most pressing issues and tackled its toughest problems, leaving an unrivaled legacy of reform. Since its inception in 1923, members of the Junior League of Seattle (JLS) have worked to improve our community through mission-driven projects and hands-on work with many community partners.To join the JLS, women first became…
ID Number:2000.107.101.36.03
Date:1970
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James Kelly speaking at press conference at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, December 5, 1988
James Kelly came to Seattle from his native Illinois in 1976, and received a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Washington in 1980. Kelly worked as an investigator for Washington State Child Protective Services, and in the Seattle City Attorney’s Office, before being appointed by Governor Booth Gardner to head the newly created Commission on African-American Affairs…
ID Number:2000.107.103.19.01
Date:1988
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Aki Kurose, Seattle, 1992
Akiko “Aki” Kurose (1925-1998) was a peace activist and teacher in Seattle. She was Nisei, a second generation Japanese American. When Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from the West Coast, Kurose and her family were sent to the temporary detention center in Puyallup, then the Minidoka concentration camp. Kurose returned to Seattle in 1950 and soon became active in movements…
ID Number:2000.107.108.24.01
Date:1992