Washington Women's History Consortium Collection

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100 years of challenge and change : Whatcom women and the Bellingham YWCA
100 years of challenge and change : Whatcom women and the Bellingham YWCA
In honor of the Bellingham YWCA's centennial anniversary.
A Gala Ball
A Gala Ball
This flier announces a ball thrown by Fairhaven College and the Gay People's Alliance., Funding to digitize this resource was made available by a grant from the Washington State Legislature to the Washington Women's History Consortium.
Alice Richards interview [transcript]
Alice Richards interview [transcript]
Interview by Dr. Lynne Masland for the YWCA Centennial
America Can't Compete Unless She Can
America Can't Compete Unless She Can
Poster promoting women and girl's involvement in the math and sciences as well as the AAUW's publication, "Ten Tips to Build Gender Free Schools.", Funding to digitize this resource was made available by a grant from the Washington State Legislature to the Washington Women's History Consortium.
Anne Mosness interview (partial interview clip)
Anne Mosness interview (partial interview clip)
Clip from larger interview by Carole Teshima Morris for a senior thesis project on women in the commercial fishing industry for the department of history, Western Washington University in 1993., Funding to digitize this resource was made available by a grant from the Washington State Legislature to the Washington Women's History Consortium.
Betty Russell interview [transcript]
Betty Russell interview [transcript]
Interview by James Hillegas as part of the Bellingham Centennial Oral History Project. Betty (b. 1924) discusses her childhood in Bellingham living in both Park Street and Smith Road houses. She focuses mainly on traditions particular to her immediate family such as Christmas, religion, and weekend activities. One of her occasional getaways was going with the family to a beach on the Lummi Indian Reservation. She mentions her relationship and experiences with her father who was a logger and later a longshoreman. In addressing the Longshore Labor Strike in the 1930s, she illustrates the reaction of the community and its direct effect on her family. Betty reminisces about first being an independent seamstress at 14 years old, volunteering as a receptionist at Graham Airport, and attending the old Sehome School to learn to be a sheet metal mechanic. During World War II she worked at Boeing in Seattle becoming one of the first women workers on the floor of the Boeing plant as a mechanic mostly building B-17s. She also recounts both her family's and the community's reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and further discusses serving in the hydrographic office of the Navy in Washington D. C. Here, she remarks about differences between the east coast and west coast. Interview length: Two 60 minute cassette tapes.
Building Bridges
Building Bridges
This is a donations form for AAUW, promoting the Equal Rights Amendment., Funding to digitize this resource was made available by a grant from the Washington State Legislature to the Washington Women's History Consortium.
Carol Diers interview
Carol Diers interview
Dr Carol Jean Diers, was an undergraduate at Western and eventually a full professor in the Psychology department. Dr. Diers attended kindergarten through second grade at Western's Campus School. Later, she finished her last two years of college at Western. She returned to teach at Western in the 1960s during a hiring boom and remembered it as a very exciting time. In 1974, Dr. Diers served as Director of the Honors Program and became the first woman on the Honors Board. Since her retirement she occasionally gives talks at Western.
Centennial Reflections Through Fashion
Centennial Reflections Through Fashion
Flier advertises a lecture presented by the Washington Division of the American Association of University Women., Funding to digitize this resource was made available by a grant from the Washington State Legislature to the Washington Women's History Consortium.
Charlie Murphy, Rebecca Valrejean
Charlie Murphy, Rebecca Valrejean
Tuesday 1/22, Funding to digitize this resource was made available by a grant from the Washington State Legislature to the Washington Women's History Consortium.
Dorothy Culjat interview [transcript]
Dorothy Culjat interview [transcript]
Interview by Dr. Lynne Masland for the YWCA Centennial
Dorothy Ramsland interview
Dorothy Ramsland interview
Dr. Dorothy Ramsland, Professor Emeritus and Chair of Home Economics. Dr. Ramsland joined the faculty of Western in 1949 to teach Home Economics during President William Haggard's administration. She talked about the early staff. She also talked about the older faculty's positive treatment of new faculty. She discussed faculty women and their accomplishments. She talked about the Faculty Forum. She also discussed President James Jarrett, the Great Books program and the changes wrought by his administration. Dr. Ramsland told anecdotes about Dr. Jarrett. She talked about President Harvey Bunke and the attempt to discontinue Home Economics. She told anecdotes about President Jerry Flora and discussed town and gown relations between Western and Bellingham. Dr. Ramsland discussed President Paul Olscamp, Ralph Thompson, Jim Davis and President Robert Ross. She also discussed various president's "open-door" policy for faculty. She talked about the lack of books at the library as well as librarians Mabel Zoe Wilson and Mildred Herrick. She discussed the campus sculpture collection. Dr. Ramsland talked about the Capital Nomenclature Committee. She also discussed Sam Buchanan as well as the reasons she remained at Western.
Dorothy Riddle on Androgyny
Dorothy Riddle on Androgyny
Funding to digitize this resource was made available by a grant from the Washington State Legislature to the Washington Women's History Consortium.
Drag Show and Dance
Drag Show and Dance
Friday 10/27, Funding to digitize this resource was made available by a grant from the Washington State Legislature to the Washington Women's History Consortium.
Expand Your Horizons
Expand Your Horizons
This flier advertises a conference for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls with an emphasis on math and the sciences., Funding to digitize this resource was made available by a grant from the Washington State Legislature to the Washington Women's History Consortium.
Fifth Annual Gay Awareness Symposium
Fifth Annual Gay Awareness Symposium
Funding to digitize this resource was made available by a grant from the Washington State Legislature to the Washington Women's History Consortium., 1976-02-08 through 1978-02-12
First Annual Washington State Conference of Sexual Minority Students
First Annual Washington State Conference of Sexual Minority Students
Funding to digitize this resource was made available by a grant from the Washington State Legislature to the Washington Women's History Consortium.
Gay Pride Week
Gay Pride Week
Funding to digitize this resource was made available by a grant from the Washington State Legislature to the Washington Women's History Consortium., Gay Pride Week ran 1985-05-13 through 1985-05-19.
Geneil Wasel Chevalier interview [transcript]
Geneil Wasel Chevalier interview [transcript]
Interview by Dr. Lynne Masland for the YWCA Centennial.
Gilbert and Sullivan's The Sorcerer
Gilbert and Sullivan's The Sorcerer
Funding to digitize this resource was made available by a grant from the Washington State Legislature to the Washington Women's History Consortium., Performance dates: 1981-11-06 through 1981-11-21

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