The Washington State Historical Society's has received permissions
to digitize and present a number of written publications on the
WHC web site. These digital publications are being gathered together
in this collection.
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 Northwest Women features concise descriptions of more than 700 books and articles that examine the contributions of Washington and Oregon women -- bringing to light generations of scholarship about celebrated and anonymous women, from Native American basket makers to Japanese-Americans interned during World War II. Northwest Women was named one of the "Best Bibliographies in History" by the American Library Association. |
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Notable Women was originally published January 18 through August 29, 1976 in The Tacoma News tribune. Includes index. Marci Whitney approached the Tacoma Public Library 1977 to explain her project of telling the stories of women who had made contributions to the communities of Washington. The articles she wrote began to appear in the Tacoma News Tribune. Later, The Tacoma News Tribune published the series and made it available to the general public in the printed form. The printed book has been reproduced here with modifications intended to faciliate an online user experience. Please see the Worldcat field below to locate the printed book at a library near you. |
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AAUW of Washington: Sparling With Spirit is a "Concise History of the American Association of University Women, Washington State". The book is divided into four main sections: "Presidents 1927-2002"; "AAUW of Washington on it's 75th Anniversary"; "President's Pages - In their own words"; and "Branch Histories - In order of charter". |
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The Women of Ellensburg, a report about the International Women's Year Washington State Conference for Women fulfilled one of the objectives of the conference's Washington State Coordinating Committee - to make available the issues and events of the Washington State IWY Conference for Women. |
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Girl from Washington Territory is an autobiographical portrait of Ruby Chapin Blackwell's memories of life in Washington Territory. Blackwell moved to Tacoma circa 1883 at the age of seven. |
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Soroptimist International of Anacortes: A History 1948-1996 is a brief history of this Washington Soroptimist club. Constructed from minutes, reports and scrapbooks, this book represents a written history of the accomplishments of the Soroptimist International of Anacortes club since its inception in 1948 and up to 1996. |
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100 Years 100 Women 1889-1989. Yakima County, Washington. In 1984 the General Federation of Women's Clubs opened a Women's History and Resource Center in Washington D.C. to help commemorate Women's History Week. Clubs across the country were asked to contribute histories. In Yakima County, clubs, granges, community organizations and individuals were invited to nominate, with a written history, women to be honored. This book is a product of those nominations. |