Washington Women's History Consortium

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


Women's Voices, Women's Votes 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


MOHAI Logo 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 Logo 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


Politics and Bedcovers images 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

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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 Logo 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 Logo 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


A Suffrage Quilt 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


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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.