Pacific Northwest History

Books and resources about Pacific Northwest history, including Washington state, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska

Pioneering Women & Women's SuffragePhoto of pioneering African American suffragist and civil rights activist Hattie Redmond.

 

"Photo of a pioneering African American suffragist and civil rights activist Hattie Redmond, influential in the second phase of the woman suffrage movement in Oregon, and who served as the president of the Colored Women's Equal Suffrage Association."

-From the University of Oregon Library's Digital Collection
(click on image to enlarge, cited below)

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Much of what is known about women's day-to-day lives from this pioneering time period comes from personal writings such as letters or diaries. Like children, women were meant to be seen but not heard; however, the fight for women's rights is well documented. Most of the links below pertain to women's suffrage; however, be sure to check out some of the state/location-specific tabs in this guide for more info relating to women in larger contexts.

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Sources used on this page:

Oregon Historical Society Research Library. (n.d.). Hattie Redmond [Photograph]. University of Oregon Libraries. https://expo.uoregon.edu/spotlight/100th-anniversary-of-suffrage/catalog/ 33-717

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Worthy of Note

Some early women of note in Tacoma's history
  • Mayor Eva Stewart , First Female Park Commissioner 1951

  • Mathilda Mayer , Employee - Secretary for Park Board 1909

  • Bernice Newell , Employee - Newspaper Reporter early 1900's

  • Katherine Lockwood Squire, architect 

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