Women's History in COLUMBIA Magazine
The Washington State Historical Society has published COLUMBIA magazine quarterly since 1987. The magazine features articles that focus on the history of Washington and of the land orignally comprising what was known as the Oregon Country. The list below compiles articles that appeared in COLUMBIA and pertain to women's history in the Pacific Northwest.
COLUMBIA: Spring 1987; Vol. 1, No. 1
COLUMBIA: Summer 1987; Vol. 1, No. 2
- When "Ma" Preached in Kelso, p. 13
Money, sex and preaching are not a new concoction.
- History Album, p. 48
When the earliest nuns went begging.
COLUMBIA: Winter 1987-1988; Vol. 1, No. 4
- Little Girl Memories of a Christmas on the Cowlitz, p. 10
by Mrs. Charles Olson
Cowbells on the horses, candles on the tree.
COLUMBIA: Spring 1988; Vol. 2, No. 1
- Beheaded Pioneer, p. 24
By Laura Arksey
The colorful but tragic story of the Ebeys of Whidbey Island, told through the family diaries.
COLUMBIA: Summer 1988; Vol. 2, No. 2
- The Nevada Bloomer Case, p. 42
By John Fahey
Flamboyant lawyers, a political conspiracy and an obedient wife delay women's suffrage in Washington.
COLUMBIA: Fall 1988; Vol. 2, No. 3
- Glory Days of Vaudeville, p. 3
By Nancy Allison Wright
Turn-of-the-century Seattle was a hotbed of the liveliest of stage arts.
- Original Governor's Mansion, p. 40
By Norman Johnston
In the Northwest's first historic preservation fight, preservation lost.
COLUMBIA: Winter 1988-89; Vol. 2, No. 4
- The Invisible Sex, p. 8
By Mike and Lynn Jordan
Washington women of the 1880s, as seen through the territory's newspapers.
- Abby Williams Hill, p. 21
By Ronald Fields
An exhibit of the long-neglected work of an important woman artist.
COLUMBIA: Spring 1989; Vol. 3, No. 1
- Whitman Mission Revisited, p. 10
By David Herrera
At long last, Paul Kane's 1847 drawings of the mission make their Washington debut.
- Torches to Guide Us, p. 28
Edited by Harriet Kofalk
Florence Merriam's never-before-published account of her visit to Neah Bay a century ago.
COLUMBIA: Summer 1989; Vol. 3, No. 2
COLUMBIA: Fall 1989; Vol. 3, No. 3
- Isabel Arcasa: A Centennial Centenarian, p. 22
By Robert H. Ruby and John A. Brown
An interview with a remarkable l00-year-old Washingtonian.
COLUMBIA: Winter 1989-90; Vol. 3, No. 4
- Washington Human Services Come of Age, p. 6
By Michael K. Green
How social and health services organizations answered the challenge of the depression years and after.
- Rare Images of Washington's Early Native People, p. 24
By David L. Nicandri
A look at J. K. Duncan's drawings.
COLUMBIA: Spring 1990; Vol. 4, No. 1
- Lenna Baird: Mother to 200,000 Boys, p. 12
By Bruce C. Harding
A WWI Red Cross volunteer who made a difference.
COLUMBIA: Summer 1990; Vol. 4, No. 2
- Vanessa Helder and Grand Coulee Dam, p. 34
By Larry Schoonover
"The Giant" is rendered into art.
COLUMBIA: Fall 1990; Vol. 4, No. 3
- The Expedition of 1905, p. 32
By Lisa Mighetto
Two hundred climbers accompany Hazard Stevens up Mt. Rainier on the 25th anniversary of his initial ascent.
COLUMBIA: Summer 1991; Vol. 5, No. 2
- History Album, p. 15
The Huggins family around the flagpole at Fort Nisqually.
- From the Collection, p. 32
Diary of a sea captain's wife.
COLUMBIA: Winter 1991-92; Vol. 5, No. 4
- Sarah Peterson Smith, p. 34
By John Fahey
James "Hecla" Smith's widow and heiress was a woman to be reckoned with.
COLUMBIA: Summer 1992; Vol. 6, No. 2
- School as Parent, p. 14
By Bryce E. Nelson
The social welfare movement of the early 1900s found a home in the Seattle Public Schools.
- Lady of the Lake, p. 38
By Harriet U. Fish
A chilling mystery from the Olympic Peninsula.
COLUMBIA: Fall 1992; Vol. 6, No. 3
- Empty Harvest at Waiilatpu, p. 22
By Julie Roy Jeffrey
Nothing in her experience could have prepared Narcissa Whitman for the realities of mission life in the Oregon Country.
COLUMBIA: Spring 1993; Vol. 7, No. 1
- Frontier Conflict, p. 8
By Weldon Willis Rau
A pioneer family's memoir.
COLUMBIA: Winter 1993-94; Vol. 7, No. 4
- Daniel R. Bigelow, p. 31
By Shanna Stevenson
A man of principle who stood against the political order.
COLUMBIA: Spring 1994; Vol. 8, No. 1
- Women Were Everywhere, p. 39
By Michael Ostrogorsky
Female stampeders to the Klondike and Alaska.
COLUMBIA: Summer 1994; Vol. 8, No. 2
- She Dared to Be Different, p. 6
By Donna Bergman
Lizzie Ordway stands out among the original "Mercer girls" as a woman who came to Seattle not for marriage but for independence.
COLUMBIA: Winter 1994-95; Vol. 8, No. 4
- Balloon Bombs & Submarines, p. 6
By Marc K. Blackburn
Japanese attacks on the Pacific Coast during World War II injured few but frightened many.
- George Bush of Tumwater, p. 14
By Darrell Millner
Mulatto pioneer and founder of the first American settlement on Puget Sound.
- History Album, p. 20
"Mother says, ‘Next year.’"
- The Snoqualmie Indians as Hop Pickers, p. 39
By Kenneth Tollefson
Puget Sound Native Americans turned to seasonal farm work to supplement their dwindling traditional resources.
COLUMBIA: Summer 1995; Vol. 9, No. 2
- The Glorious Fourth, p. 4
By Jacqueline Williams
Independence Day festivities on the Oregon Trail.
- A Victorian Odyssey, p. 33
By Linda Lawrence Hunt
The tragic tale of two Spokane women who gambled for high stakes and lost more than they bargained for.
COLUMBIA: Summer 1996; Vol. 10, No. 2
- History Commentary, p. 3
By Eugene A. Wiggins
Grandmother's river.
- A Hard Day's Night, p. 6
By Patrick F. Diviney & Michael Allen
"Beatlemania" takes Seattle by storm in 1964.
- Spokane's 1936 Olympian, p. 34
By Doris H. Pieroth
Attending the Berlin games was a dream come true for Mary Lou Petty.
COLUMBIA: Fall 1996; Vol. 10, No. 3
- Potatoes: A Washington Tradition, p. 20
By Jacqueline Williams
The lowly spud ranks high on the state's list of agricultural successes.
COLUMBIA: Winter 1996-97; Vol. 10, No. 4
- Fay Fuller, p. 24
By Betsy Potts
The first woman to conquer Mount Rainier's summit.
COLUMBIA: Spring 1997; Vol. 11, No. 1
- Mary Richardson Walker, p. 26
By Joyce W. Prairie
A glimpse into the life of one of the Oregon Country's first women missionaries.
COLUMBIA: Summer 1997; Vol. 11, No. 2
- History Album, p. 32
"Eleanor on the Elwha."
- The Women Behind Washington's Libraries, p. 37
By Margaret Gribskov
Evergreen State clubwomen were essential to the establishment of a valuable cultural resource.
COLUMBIA: Spring 1998; Vol. 12, No. 1
- Betty and the Bishops, p. 17
By Beth Kraig
Courtroom antics in a libel suit against the author of The Egg and I could have been a chapter from one of her novels.
- We Danced All Night, p. 34
By Jacqueline Williams
Pioneer life began to take on the trappings of civilized society with the advent of the "dance."
COLUMBIA: Summer 1998; Vol. 12, No. 2
- History Album, p. 18
Red Cross to the rescue.
COLUMBIA: Fall 1998; Vol. 12, No. 3
- Truth or Fiction?, p. 34
By Kenneth L. Calkins
The stories behind some of Washington's school names.
COLUMBIA: Winter 1998-99; Vol. 12, No. 4
- Kathleen Eloisa Rockwell, p. 24
By James Bledsoe
From dance-hall damsel to self-made icon of the Klondike gold rush era.
COLUMBIA: Spring 1999; Vol. 13, No. 1
- On Sidesaddle to the Columbia, p. 9
By Laurie Winn Carlson
Pioneer women rode the Oregon Trail in truly feminine fashion.
COLUMBIA: Fall 1999; Vol. 13, No. 3
- History Commentary, p. 3
By Irving W. Anderson
Exploding the myths and misconceptions about Sacagawea, the Shoshoni Indian woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark expedition.
COLUMBIA: Summer 2000; Vol. 14, No. 2
- Helmi, p. 24
By Wesley Wehr
The early years of Helmi Juvonen, a major artist of the "Northwest School," as revealed in her correspondence.
COLUMBIA: Summer 2002; Vol. 16, No. 2
- The King County Poor Farm, p. 8
By Terri Mitchell
The evolving mission of this public-funded entity planted the seeds of two regional medical centers.
COLUMBIA: Winter 2002-03; Vol. 16, No. 4
- The Adventures of a Pioneer Judge and His Family, p. 18
By Harry M. Strong
Good-bye Cleveland—hello Cathlamet and life on the northwestern frontier.
- Erna Gunther, p. 30
By Christine Colasurdo
A small woman with enormous talent and determination.
COLUMBIA: Winter 2003-04; Vol. 17, No. 4
- Love, Hennie, p. 11
By Martin N. Chamberlain
Henrietta Haller writes home about life at Fort Dalles in 1853-54.
- Miss Kitty Takes to the Road, p. 24
By Lewis O. Saum
The story of an extraordinary theatrical performance given in Seattle in 1933.
COLUMBIA: Spring 2004; Vol. 18, No. 1
- Bella Weretnikow, p. 6
By Judith W. Rosenthal
Seattle's first Jewish female attorney.
COLUMBIA: Summer 2004; Vol. 18, No. 2
- The Fourth Wave, p. 7
By Molly Cone, Howard Droker, and Jacqueline Williams
An influx of immigrants fleeing Nazi terrorism swelled the ranks of Washington's Jewish community during the 1930s and 1940s.
COLUMBIA: Winter 2004; Vol. 18, No. 4
- Maud Lillie Bolin, p. 29
By Lynn E. Bragg
A pioneer of aviation for Washington women and Native Americans, this Yakama woman was also a cowgirl, rodeo performer, drama coach, and community activist.
- History Album, p. 33
The Boerhave Sisters Orchestra, aka the Mystic Five.
- The Cattle Battle, p. 34
By Laurie Winn Carlson
Dairy cows were essential to the success of Pacific Northwest homesteaders.
COLUMBIA: Spring 2005; Vol. 19, No. 1
- History Album, p. 6
Miss Columbia.
- Tsugiki, a Grafting, p. 29
By Gail Nomura
Reflections of an immigrant generation taking root in a new land.
COLUMBIA: Summer 2005; Vol. 19, No. 2
COLUMBIA: Fall 2005; Vol. 19, No. 3
- History Commentary, p. 3
By Antoinette Broussard
Nettie Craig Asberry, a pillar of Tacoma's African American community.
- Mother Joseph, p. 15
A formidable force for good in Washington's territorial days.
- History Album, p. 33
An early Pathé newsreel featured Yakima's Blossom Festival in 1912.
- A Lady in the Senate, p. 34
By Laura Arksey
Reba Hurn became the first woman elected to the Washington State Senate.
- Retrospective Reviews, p. 42
By Peter Donahue
The novels of Mary Brinker Post.
COLUMBIA: Winter 2006-07; Vol. 20, No. 4
- History Commentary, p. 3
By Stephanie Ambrose Tubbs
How about giving Sacagawea a much-deserved day off?
COLUMBIA: Fall 2007; Vol. 21, No. 3
- Tideland Tales, p. 6
By Llyn De Danaan
Katie Gale takes a stand for what is hers.
- Mary Farquharson, p. 17
By George W. Scott
A state senator whose socialist ideals brought her under fire.
- Head, Heart and Hands, p. 34
By Katrine Barber
An interview with Warm Springs artist Lilliam Pitt.
COLUMBIA: Winter 2007-08; Vol. 21, No. 4
- Ballots, Babies and Brothels, p. 30
By Heather Lee Miller
Seen, unseen, and unsightly women - together they tell the whole story of women's history.
COLUMBIA: Spring 2008; Vol. 22, No. 1
- History Commentary, p. 3
By Stephanie Coontz
History as a tool to accurately assess "the gender gap."
COLUMBIA: Summer 2008; Vol. 22, No. 2
- Retrospective Reviews, p. 44
By Peter Donahue
The island works of Hazel Heckman.
COLUMBIA: Fall 2008; Vol. 22, No. 3
- Ellen Powell Dabney, p. 8
By John Daughters
Mother of the home economics movement in Washington.
- Retrospective Reviews, p. 42
By Peter Donahue
The Palouse novels of Elizabeth Marion.
COLUMBIA: Winter 2008-09; Vol. 22, No. 4
- Retrospective Reviews, p. 44
By Peter Donahue
The works of June Burn.
COLUMBIA: Spring 2009; Vol. 23, No. 1
- A Diamond in the Rough Meets Lady Bountiful, p. 6
By Doris Pieroth
Sometimes brash, always determined, May Arkwright Hutton left Spokane a shining humanitarian legacy that only her husband could match.
- Retrospective Reviews, p. 34
By Peter Donahue
The novels of Ada Woodruff Anderson.
COLUMBIA: Summer 2009; Vol. 23, No. 2
- Image Collections Online, p. 13
Women in Washington history.
- A Women's Place, p. 22
By Gary L. Atkins
With the birth of the 1970s feminist movement, lesbianism came out of the closet in Seattle.
COLUMBIA: Fall 2009; Vol. 23, No. 3
- History Commentary, p. 2
By Debra Stephens
Washington women win the vote.
- History Album, p. 19
The many faces of Erna Tilley.
- Retrospective Reviews, p. 36
By Peter Donahue
Norah Berg's Lady on the Beach.
COLUMBIA: Winter 2009-10; Vol. 23, No. 4
- Sweethearts of Jazz, p. 6
By David Keller
The path-breaking women of Seattle's early black musicians' unions.
- Seattle Apartment Kitchens, p. 14
By Jacqueline B. Williams & Diana James
By the early decades of the 20th century apartment buildings could offer the labor-saving appliances many women longed for.
- Retrospective Reviews, p. 36
By Peter Donahue
The novels of Allis McKay.
COLUMBIA: Spring 2010; Vol. 24, No. 1
- Bobbi McCallum, p. 9
By Kimberly Voss
Before her tragic death in 1969 this Seattle P-I writer won national journalism awards for her reporting on women's issues.
- Retrospective Reviews, p. 36
By Peter Donahue
The poetry of Mary J. Elmendorf.
COLUMBIA: Fall 2010; Vol. 24, No. 3
- Retrospective Reviews, p. 36
By Peter Donahue
The novels of Helen Rucker.
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