The short film The Fifth Star follows Naomi Nelson as she explores the history of Washington State suffrage. The movie includes archival footage and interviews with public officials and historians. Written by Julia Levy and Naomi Nelson. Directed by Naomi Nelson. Used with permission of Reel Grrls.
The digitized Emma Smith DeVoe Papers from the Washington State Library offer a window into the long-time career of the one-time president of the Washington Equal Suffrage Association and the people, events, and issues connected to the movement she led to secure the vote for women in Washington state in 1910. The collection includes extensive correspondence to and from DeVoe and other major players in the suffrage movement as well as thirteen scrapbooks of newspaper articles and ephemera dating back to 1892 when DeVoe worked in North Dakota as a NAWSA organizer.
The May Arkwright Hutton Collection consists of a varied and consistently detailed group of personal letters relating to suffrage activities, social and political events, and family matters, and manuscripts for speeches on equal rights – all written in May Arkwright Hutton's own energetic, forceful style. The digital collection will also eventually include photographs and scrapbooks.
To find text for other decisions visit the Washington State Supreme and Appellate Court Decisions search page and enter case names.
Also see John P. Hoyt and Women’s Suffrage by Charles Wiggins.
Download a Timeline of Women's Suffrage in Washington.