A collection of essays exploring women's experiences in Northwest history. This new edition of Karen Blair’s popular anthology originally published in 1989 includes thirteen essays, eight of which are new. Together they suggest the wide spectrum of women’s experiences that make up a vital part of Northwest history.

1800-1999, History, Pacific Northwest, Women, Women Northwest, Pacific History 19th century, Women Northwest, Pacific History 20th century

AcknowledgmentsPart 1. New Directions for Research1. Tied to Other Lives: Women in Pacific Northwest History, Susan ArmitagePart 2. Politics and Law2. Of Women’s Rights and Freedom: Abigail Scott Duniway, Ruth Barnes Moynihan3. The Fight for Woman Suffrage and the Oregon Press, Lauren Kessler4. “His Face is Weak and Sensual”: Portland and the Whipping Post Law, David Peterson del MarPart 3. Work5. Working-Class Feminism and the Family Wage Ideal: The Seattle Debate on Married Women’s Right to Work, 1914-1920, Maurine Weiner Greenwald6. Bertha Knight Landes: The Woman Who Was Mayor, Doris H. Pieroth7. The Job He Left Behind: Women in the Shipyards During World War II, Karen Beck SkoldPart 4. Race and Ethnicity8. The Role of Native Women in the Creation of Fur Trade Society in Western Canada, 1670-1830, Sylvia Van Kirk9. A Chicana in Northern Aztlan: Dora Sanchez Trevino, Jerry Garcia10. Gender Equality in the Colville Indian Reservation in Traditional and Contemporary Contexts, Lillian A. AckermanPart 5. The Arts11. Quilts in the Lives of Women Who Migrated to the Northwest, 1850-1990: A Visual Record Bywater, Mary Bywater Cross12. The Seattle Ladies Musical Club, 1890-1930, Karen J. Blair13. Tsugiki, a Grafting: A History of a Japanese Pioneer Woman in Washington State, Gail M. NomuraSuggestions for Further ReadingContributorsIndex

"A McClellan book."

"A McClellan book."