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In the late 1960s WOW created, produced, and sold 10,000 copies of a guidebook for women specializing in part-time work and education opportunities in the Washington Metro Area. Also, by the end of the 1960s WOW had grown from an all-volunteer group to a nonprofit organization with paid staff, and women's career center that helped hundreds of ...
In 1985, the Washington Press Club and the National Press Club merged under the banner of the National Press Club. [9] The Washington Press Club Foundation (WPCF) continues as a nonprofit organization to promote equality, education and excellence among journalists in print and broadcast media. It has a Women in Journalism Oral History Project.
The Seattle Women's Commission is a commission in the city of Seattle, Washington, responsible for advising the mayor, city council, and city departments on issues related to women residents. It was founded in 1972 by Jeanette Williams. [1] The commission is composed of twenty representatives appointed by the mayor and Seattle City Council ...
In the Washington State Senate, Jayapal was the primary sponsor of SB 5863, which directs the Washington State Department of Transportation to administer a pre-apprenticeship program targeting women and people of color; the bill passed into law in July 2015. [21] She co-sponsored a bill to test and track thousands of police department rape kits ...
The Association for Women in Communications began in 1909 as Theta Sigma Phi (ΘΣΦ), an honorary society at the University of Washington. [2] [4] [5] It was founded by seven female students at the University of Washington in Seattle who had entered the college's new journalism program, the second of its kind in the country.
Emma Smith DeVoe (1848–1927) – leading Washington State suffragist, founded the National Council of Women Voters. [1] Helga Estby (1860–1942) – Norwegian immigrant, noted for her walk across the United States during 1896 to save her family farm. [2] Linda Deziah Jennings (1870–1932) - editor of the Washington Women's Cook Book (1908). [3]
Hilary S. Franz (born July 3, 1970) is an American politician and conservation attorney who previously served as the 16th Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands from 2017 to 2025. She is a member of the Democratic Party who was previously a member of the Bainbridge Island City Council and was elected as commissioner in 2016.
Washington Corrections Center for women is located on a 32-acre campus in Gig Harbor, Washington. [6] On campus, there are 10 housing units by the names of: CCUE&W – close custody unit (Max, East and West pods) SEG – segregation ("The Hole") TEC – therapeutic evaluation center ("Psych") MSUA&B – medium security unit (A and B pods)