Featured Exhibit
Women's Votes, Women's Voices
This exhibit is no longer at the Washington State History Museum.
You may check out Women's Votes, Women's Voices at the following museums:
Wenatchee -Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, Oct. 24 through Jan. 10, 2010
Yakima -Yakima Valley Museum, Feb. 11 through June 20, 2010
Seattle -Museum of History & Industry, July 17 through Oct. 3, 2010
Spokane -Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Oct 30, 2010 through June 26, 2011
Less than 100 years ago, women weren’t allowed to vote, but were required to pay taxes
and abide by laws their male counterparts voted into place. Women from all economic and
ethnic groups banded together to persuade the men of Washington to give them the right to
vote. Find out how women in Washington state campaigned for women’s suffrage in Women’s Votes,
Women’s Voices, at the Washington State History Museum.
Ladies in Washington campaign for women's rights.
(Whatcom Museum of History and Art)
On display through Sept. 27, learn how women’s voting influenced territorial and
state history, such as prohibition laws. Through more than 200 artifacts, interactive kiosks
and oral histories, learn how women from various ethnic and economic groups achieved a voice
in public life.
This is the state’s lead activity celebrating the centennial anniversary of women obtaining
the right to vote in Washington.
Among the artifacts on display are famed suffragette Susan B. Anthony’s dress, cloak, glasses,
inkwell, diary, and a rare copy of the Declaration of Sentiments, the original manifest of
women’s rights, all on loan from the Women's Rights National Historical Park, the Susan B.
Anthony House, and the Rochester Historical Society. Historic photos, ephemera, and artifacts
from the Washington State Historical Society and numerous other Washington state organizations
will also be on display.
Check out more events celebrating the centennial anniversary of Washington women's suffrage on the
calendar of events page.
Women tacking up suffrage posters, 1910.(Washington State Historical Society)
Women's suffrage cartoon, 1908.(Washington State Historical Society)
Anti-suffrage poster, circa 1910.(Washington State Historical Society)
Learn more about women's suffrage at
Stories.WashingtonHistory.org.
Organized by the Washington State History Museum,
Washington Women’s History Consortium, and
the
Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture in Spokane. Supported by
the Frances C. Heidner Fund of The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation,
Clear Channel Outdoor,
Washington State Grange, and Pierce County Central Labor Council.
We are currently offering a discounted event package during the
Suffrage Centennial. Visit our
Suffragist Soiree page to learn more.