Influential Women of Spokane :Building a Fair City
By: Engle, Nancy Driscol
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TextPublisher: The History Press 2017ISBN: 9781467119863Subject(s): History - Washington (State) - Spokane - 19th Century | History - Washington (State) - Spokane - 20th Century | Social Conditions | Social Problems - Washington (State) - Spokane - History - 19th Century | Social Problems - Washington (State) - Spokane - History - 20th Century | Spokane (Washington) - Social Conditions - History - 19th Century | Spokane (Washington) - Social Conditions - History - 20th Century | Women Social Reformers - Washington (State) - Spokane - History - 19th Century | Women Social Reformers - Washington (State) - Spokane - History -20th CenturySummary: While known as the home of Father's Day, Spokane benefited from its share of trailblazing women. In 1886, Mother Joseph, a pioneering architect, constructed the first Sacred Heart Hospital. After fire destroyed thirty-six blocks in 1889, Anna Stratton Browne and her friends raised $10, 000 to build a home for needy children that operated for six decades. And in early 1908, May Hutton became president of the Spokane Equal Suffrage League, persevering until 1910, when Washington voters gave women the vote. Historian Nancy Driscol Engle commemorates the unforgettable contributions of Spokane's women.
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While known as the home of Father's Day, Spokane benefited from its share of trailblazing women. In 1886, Mother Joseph, a pioneering architect, constructed the first Sacred Heart Hospital. After fire destroyed thirty-six blocks in 1889, Anna Stratton Browne and her friends raised $10, 000 to build a home for needy children that operated for six decades. And in early 1908, May Hutton became president of the Spokane Equal Suffrage League, persevering until 1910, when Washington voters gave women the vote. Historian Nancy Driscol Engle commemorates the unforgettable contributions of Spokane's women.
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