Publisher description: This is a story about women speaking out and organizing for change. Washington women first achieved the rights to vote in the 1880s, only to have it snatched away by a court decision. It took them until 1910 to persuade Washington men to pass an amendment to the state constitution that gave women permanent voting rights. As the fifth state in the union to enact such legislation, Washington's action was pivotal in revitalizing...

This catalogue is a guide to the manuscript collections in the Special Collections at the Eastern Washington State Historical Society, Spokane, WA. It lists only original manuscript materials; microfilm or microfiche copies are not included. The purpose of the catalogue is to inform the serious researcher about materials that can be found only at EWSHS. It is meant to be a general guide and indicates the types of materials that are to be found in...