Women's History Consortium
Women's Votes, Women's Voices
Washington Women's Suffrage Centennial Exhibit
Museum of History & Industry
2700 24th Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98112-2099
July 17, 2010-October 3, 2010
Washington State celebrates its centennial of permanent women's suffrage in 2009-2010.
This exhibit highlights the history of the struggle to attain women's right to vote
in Washington State and illuminate how women's voting influenced territorial and
state history as well. The exhibit tells the story of how women from various ethnic
and economic groups have achieved a voice in public life, despite barriers through
organizing and activism. The exhibit stresses how suffrage was a springboard to
women's achievements throughout Washington's history and extending into the present,
how women organizing for change have made a difference in Washington. The exhibit
is co-curated by the Washington State Historical Society and the Northwest Museum
of Arts & Culture. Information about a smaller traveling exhibit based upon the
larger exhibit is available at
http://www.washingtonhistory.org/heritageServices/traveling_exhibits.aspx.
Walking Tour: Seattle's Herstory - Celebrating a Century of Suffrage
Museum of History and Industry
July-September, 2010
Join MOHAI and the Seattle Architecture Foundation (SAF) as we explore Seattle's
role in Washington's equal suffrage campaign--a movement as old as the city itself.
While walking through the streets of Pioneer Square, become acquainted with early
Seattleites and their efforts to give women a political voice; efforts that culminated
in the passage of female suffrage in Washington State in November 1910. This tour
is given in conjunction with MOHAI's exhibit
Women's Votes, Women's Voices
opening in July.
Meet at: Seattle Justice Center located at 600 5th Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104.
Cost: MOHAI Members $10; General $15.
Times/Dates: Third Thursdays, 6-8 p.m.: 7/15, 8/19 and 9/16
Third Sundays, 10 am-noon: 7/18, 8/15, 9/19
Practical Beauty: A Century of Quilts
Fort Walla Walla Museum
755 Myra Road Walla Walla, WA 99362
July 30, 2010-October 31, 2010
Fort Walla Walla Museum Special Exhibit
Practical Beauty: A Century of Quilts,
The Fort Walla Walla Museum annual heritage quilt show featuring a sampling of the
Museum’s extensive quilt collection helps draw attention to Washington State’s centennial
anniversary of women’s suffrage and the nation’s 90th anniversary of the 19th amendment’s
ratification guaranteeing American women’s right to vote. On Myra Road in Fort Walla
Walla Park. Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily through October. Admission: $7 adults;
$6 seniors 62 and up and students; $3 children 6-12; free for under 6. Information:
509-525-7703,
info@fortwallawallamuseum.org,
www.fortwallawallamuseum.org.
Politics and Bedcovers: American Quilts and Fabrics
White River Valley Museum
918 H Street SE, Auburn, WA 98002
August 11, 2010-November 7, 2010
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of women getting the vote. Along the way, quilts
have been made to honor many forms of women’s social activism and political endeavors.
The White River Valley Museum has assembled a superb collection of political quilts
from across the Western United States! Visit
http://wrvmuseum.org/
For more information.
Women's Votes Women's Voices:
The Campaign for Equal Rights in Washington
September-November 2010
First Thursday Programming: The Scarlet Letter
Museum of History and Industry
2700 24th Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98112-2099
September 2, 2010 6pm-8pm
MOHAI and Intiman Theatre present a Front Porch Theater performance of
The Scarlet
Letter, the story of Hester Prynne, one of the great female characters in
American literature. Family, friends and neighbors are invited to come together
to read an excerpt from the play aloud, followed by a moderated conversation about
the issues and ideas it inspires. All are welcome; those who don’t wish to read
are encouraged to attend as audience members and participate in the discussion.
Free
Panel Discussion: Will your vote count? A look at 100 years of suffrage and how voting
is changing today
Museum of History and Industry
2700 24th Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98112-2099
September 9, 2010 7:30pm-9pm
MOHAI and the League of Women Voters host a stimulating panel discussion which explores
how American democracy has been affected by the female voter. How has female suffrage
influenced politics and social issues in Washington State over the last 100 years?
What challenges do voting women continue to face today, and how will the rights
of voters – male and female – be altered with the incorporation of the digital age
into our democratic practices? Free parking and light refreshments provided.
Free
Women's Votes, Women's Voices
Celebrating 100 years of Women's Right to Vote in Washington
State
Museum of History and Industry
2700 24th Avenue East Seattle, WA 98112-2099
Sunday, September 19, 2010 2pm-4pm
Seattle AAUW (American Association of University Women) will have a special program
at the museum on Sunday, September 19th for $15 (students $10) featuring:
Lecture by MOHAI staff with Q & A
Docent led tour through the Women's Suffrage Exhibit
Light refreshments and socializing
For more information
download the pdf
or contact Penny Tetter at 206-243-7245, at
progpt@aauw-seattle.org or via
www.aauw-seattle.org
Pacific Northwest History Conference
Spokane
November 3-5, 2010
Save the dates! The
Washington State Historical Society (WSHS)
and the
Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (NWMAC)
are jointly planning a women's history-themed Pacific Northwest History Conference
November 3-5, 2010, in Spokane. The conference, part of the commemoration of the
centennial of women's right to vote in Washington in 2010, will highlight all aspects
of women's history in the region. For more information contact program chairs Shanna
Stevenson, Coordinator, Washington Women's History Consortium, at
sstevenson@wshs.wa.gov, 360-586-0171 or Marsha Rooney, Senior Curator of
History, NWMAC at
marshar@northwestmuseum.org
509-363-5309. More information will be available on this site in early 2010.
Day of Jubiliation
Capitol, Olympia
November 8, 2010
Mark your calendars for November 8, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.at the Capitol
in Olympia for a “Day of Jubiliation” commemorating the 100th anniversary of the
vote to amend the Washington constitution for women’s right to vote in the state.
The WSHS/Women’s History Consortium are working with the Office of the Washington
Secretary of State on a full day of events, exhibits, performances, activities and
celebrations. For more information, contact Shanna Stevenson, WHC Coordinator at
360-586-0171 or e-mail:
sstevenson@wshs.wa.gov
or Ingrid Pharris at the Office of the Secretary of State at 360-902-4142 or e-mail:
ingrid.pharris@sos.wa.gov. For other
Women’s Suffrage Centennial activities visit the WHC website at
washingtonwomenshistory.org.