504 results for: Women's Rights
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Women and servicemen dancing at the Naval Reserve Armory, Seattle, December 1942
Built on the former site of a Duwamish village, the Naval Reserve Armory was announced in 1937 but trouble with funding delayed completion of the project for several years. The Armory was designed by B. Marcus Priteca, a well-known theater architect, and William R. Grant. The Works Progress Administration, one of the New Deal agencies, constructed the building. Groundbreaking occurred…
ID Number:PI28212
Date:1942
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Servicemen eating at YMCA, Seattle, April 1943
During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. In 1941 the Service Men's Club opened, providing free stationery, game rooms, dorms, and showers, and free or low cost snacks and meals. By 1945 Seattle had 13 additional service and recreation clubs, including the large United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) Club in the…
ID Number:PI28214
Date:1943
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Servicemen building cabins at Jefferson Park, Seattle, March 1942
During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. Jefferson Park Golf Course on Beacon Hill was requisitioned by the U. S. Army for a anti-aircraft batteries. The Army also took over the rest of the park west of Beacon Avenue for a G.I. center. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), community…
ID Number:PI28215
Date:1942
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Servicemen socializing at Jefferson Park recreation center, Seattle, 1942
During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. Jefferson Park Golf Course on Beacon Hill was requisitioned by the U. S. Army for anti-aircraft batteries. The Army also took over the rest of the park west of Beacon Avenue for a G.I. center, with recreation facilities, a gym, and tent housing for…
ID Number:PI28216
Date:1942
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Servicewomen playing cards at Jefferson Park recreation center, Seattle, September 1943
During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. Jefferson Park Golf Course on Beacon Hill was requisitioned by the U. S. Army for anti-aircraft batteries. The Army also took over the rest of the park west of Beacon Avenue for a G.I. center, with recreation facilities, a gym, and tent housing for…
ID Number:PI28219
Date:1943
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Entrance to Seattle Service Men's Club, September 1943
During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. In 1941 the Service Men's Club opened, providing free stationery, game rooms, dorms, and showers, and free or low cost snacks and meals. By 1945 Seattle had 14 service and recreation clubs, which also held regular dances attended by young women from the area.…
ID Number:PI28223
Date:1943
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Lobby of Seattle Service Men's Club, September 1943
During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. In 1941 the Service Men's Club opened, providing free stationery, game rooms, dorms, and showers, and free or low cost snacks and meals. By 1945 Seattle had 14 service and recreation clubs, which also held regular dances attended by young women from the area.…
ID Number:PI28224
Date:1943
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Demonstrators protesting closure of Seattle Service Men's Club, December 7, 1946
During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. In 1941 the Service Men's Club opened, providing free stationery, game rooms, dorms, and showers, and free or low cost snacks and meals. By 1945 Seattle had 14 service and recreation clubs, which also held regular dances attended by young women from the area.…
ID Number:PI28226
Date:1946
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Attendees decorating dance floor at USO, Seattle, December 26, 1947
During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. In 1941 the Service Men's Club opened, providing free stationery, game rooms, dorms, and showers, and free or low cost snacks and meals. By 1945 Seattle had 13 additional service and recreation clubs, including the large United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) Club in the…
ID Number:PI28227
Date:1947
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Elizabeth M. Ordway, circa 1865
A shortage of women in Seattle in the 1860s inspired Asa Mercer to travel to the east coast to find women who might want to resettle in the new city. Elizabeth M. Ordway, nicknamed Lizzie, was a native of Lowell, Massachusetts. She arrived in Seattle in 1864, along with ten other so-called "Mercer Girls." Miss Ordway had a long career…
ID Number:SHS126
Date:Circa 1865