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Washington State Legacy Project, Office of the Secretary of State
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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"Pressing On" traces the history of two exceptional family-owned newspapers, The Seattle Times and The Wenatchee World. Owned and operated by the Blethen family since 1896, The Times' track record of public-service journalism place it in the first-rank of American newspapers with nine Pulitizer Prizes. The Woods family has owned and managed the Wenatchee paper since 1907. Its front-page slogan is a classic; "Published in the Apple Capital of the...
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Office of the Secretary of State, Legacy Washington
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"Washington has been 'Ahead of the Curve' since 1910 when it became the fifth state to grant women the vote. National suffrage would take another 10 years. To mark suffrage's 2020 centennial, this book spotlights Washington women who have led the way -- from the schoolroom to the courts, from science to bridge building, from philanthropy to technology. Many of their stories are little-known, yet these women have made indelible impacts on Washington,...
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Office of the Secretary of State
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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The first major biography of Congresswoman Julia Butler Hansen, a small-town suffragist's daughter who became one of the most powerful and influential women in the history of the U.S. Congress. Julia Butler Hansen was undefeated in 42 consecutive elections -- from the Cathlamet Town Council to the U.S. Congress. In the 1960s three Washington politicians were household names: Scoop, Maggie and Julia. Henry M. Jackson, Warren G. Magnuson and Julia Butler...
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