Pacific Northwest Quarterly has published a wide variety of articles on Women’s History over the last century. Below, you can find a collection of some of the essays published in PNQ.
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Photo: Four Owls Club softball players on a car, circa 1938. (University of Washington, Museum of History and Industry Collection)
Indigenous and African American Women
Women and Education
Suffrage and Social Reform
Misc
Special Issue
“A Future With a Past: Hazel Pete, Cultural Identity, and the Federal Indian Education System.” Cary C. Collins 92(1) 2001
“Choosing Between Corsets and Freedom: Native, Mixed-Blood, and White Wives of Laborers at Fort Nisqually, 1833-1860.” Emma Milliken 96(2) 2005
“Elizabeth Peratrovish Day: Constructing a History of Alaska Native Civil Rights.” Ross Coen 112(3) 2021
“’I Want My Agency Moved Back . . ., My Dear White Sisters’: Discourses on Yakama Reservation Reform, 1920s-1930s.” Talea Anderson 104(4) 2013
The Kateri Craftwork Cooperative among Plateau Native Women: An Indian New Deal Enterprise.” Jennifer McLerran 106(4) 2015
“’No Race on Earth Is Better Than Mine”: Beatrice Coleman and the Fight for Black Civil Rights in Post¬-World War II Alaska.” Zachary Wakefield 107(4) 2016
“’What More Can We Want?”: Indigenous Girls Navigating the Space between Chemawa Indian School and Oregon Public High Schools in the Early 20th Century.” Rebecca Willington 110(2) 2019
“Choosing Between Corsets and Freedom: Native, Mixed-Blood, and White Wives of Laborers at Fort Nisqually, 1833-1860.” Emma Milliken 96(2) 2005
“Elizabeth Peratrovish Day: Constructing a History of Alaska Native Civil Rights.” Ross Coen 112(3) 2021
“’I Want My Agency Moved Back . . ., My Dear White Sisters’: Discourses on Yakama Reservation Reform, 1920s-1930s.” Talea Anderson 104(4) 2013
The Kateri Craftwork Cooperative among Plateau Native Women: An Indian New Deal Enterprise.” Jennifer McLerran 106(4) 2015
“’No Race on Earth Is Better Than Mine”: Beatrice Coleman and the Fight for Black Civil Rights in Post¬-World War II Alaska.” Zachary Wakefield 107(4) 2016
“’What More Can We Want?”: Indigenous Girls Navigating the Space between Chemawa Indian School and Oregon Public High Schools in the Early 20th Century.” Rebecca Willington 110(2) 2019
“The Women Build a Museum: The Story of the Seattle Historical Society.”
Minnie N. Harris
43(2)
1952
“Women of the Seattle Public Schools: Florence Soderback Byers.” Doris H. Pieroth 91(1) 2000
“Women of the Seattle Public Schools: Sara Luch.” Doris H. Pieroth 91(2) 2000
“Women of the Seattle Public Schools: Margaret Houston.” Doris H. Pieroth 91(3) 2000
“Women of the Seattle Public Schools: Amelia Telban.” Doris H. Pieroth 91(4) 2000
“Women of the Seattle Public School: Thelma Chisholm.” Doris H. Pieroth 92(1) 2001
“Normal Schools of the Pacific Northwest: The Lifelong Impact of Extracurricular Club Activities on Women Students at Teacher-Training Institutions, 1890-1917.” Karen J. Blair 101(1) 2010
“New Woman in Rural British Columbia: Madge Robertson Watt and the Women’s Institutes, 1893-1913.” Linda M. Ambrose 105(1) 2014
“’For the City’s Benefit”: The Boise Women’s Columbian Club and the Quest for a Carnegie Library Building, 1893-1914.” J. Gordon Daines III 107(4) 2016
“Women of the Seattle Public Schools: Florence Soderback Byers.” Doris H. Pieroth 91(1) 2000
“Women of the Seattle Public Schools: Sara Luch.” Doris H. Pieroth 91(2) 2000
“Women of the Seattle Public Schools: Margaret Houston.” Doris H. Pieroth 91(3) 2000
“Women of the Seattle Public Schools: Amelia Telban.” Doris H. Pieroth 91(4) 2000
“Women of the Seattle Public School: Thelma Chisholm.” Doris H. Pieroth 92(1) 2001
“Normal Schools of the Pacific Northwest: The Lifelong Impact of Extracurricular Club Activities on Women Students at Teacher-Training Institutions, 1890-1917.” Karen J. Blair 101(1) 2010
“New Woman in Rural British Columbia: Madge Robertson Watt and the Women’s Institutes, 1893-1913.” Linda M. Ambrose 105(1) 2014
“’For the City’s Benefit”: The Boise Women’s Columbian Club and the Quest for a Carnegie Library Building, 1893-1914.” J. Gordon Daines III 107(4) 2016
“The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union in the Pacific Northwest: The Battle for Cultural Control.”
Dale E. Soden
94(4)
2003
“The Women Build a Museum: The Story of the Seattle Historical Society.” Minnie N. Harris 43(2) 1952
“The Woman Suffrage in Wyoming.” T.A. Larson 56(2) 1965
“The Woman Suffrage Movement in Washington.” T.A. Larson 67(2) 1976
“A Force for Change: Beatrice Morrow Cannady’s Program for Race Relations in Oregon, 1912-1936.” Kimberley Mangun 96(2) 2005
“Emma Smith DeVoe: Practicing Pragmatic Politics in the Pacific Northwest.” Jennifer Ross-Nazzal 96(2) 2005
“The Women Build a Museum: The Story of the Seattle Historical Society.” Minnie N. Harris 43(2) 1952
“The Woman Suffrage in Wyoming.” T.A. Larson 56(2) 1965
“The Woman Suffrage Movement in Washington.” T.A. Larson 67(2) 1976
“A Force for Change: Beatrice Morrow Cannady’s Program for Race Relations in Oregon, 1912-1936.” Kimberley Mangun 96(2) 2005
“Emma Smith DeVoe: Practicing Pragmatic Politics in the Pacific Northwest.” Jennifer Ross-Nazzal 96(2) 2005
“A Woman Acting Alone: Louise Olivereau and the First World War.”
Sarah E. Sharbach
78(1/2)
1987
“‘Going to Church Just Never Even Occurred to Me”: Women and Secularism in the Pacific Northwest, 1950-1975.” Tina Block 96(2) 2005
“Crossing Boundaries: Hazel Wolf inside the Environmental Establishment.” Susan Starbuck 96(2) 2005
“The Pen of Margery R. Phillips: Publicizing Modern Residential Design.” David A. Rash 112(4) 2021
“A Storied Woman: Harriet Smith Pullen and the Klondike Gold Rush.” Elanor Phillips Brackbill 106(2) 2015
“A Repurposed Past: Montana Midwives and the 20th-century Western Woman.” Jennifer Hill 106(4) 2015
“Queens of the Booth: Fundraising Fairs and the Ladies’ Auxiliary of Seattle’s Temple De Hirsch at the Dawn of the 20th Century.” Sandra Ginsburgh Barnes 110(1) 2019
“‘Going to Church Just Never Even Occurred to Me”: Women and Secularism in the Pacific Northwest, 1950-1975.” Tina Block 96(2) 2005
“Crossing Boundaries: Hazel Wolf inside the Environmental Establishment.” Susan Starbuck 96(2) 2005
“The Pen of Margery R. Phillips: Publicizing Modern Residential Design.” David A. Rash 112(4) 2021
“A Storied Woman: Harriet Smith Pullen and the Klondike Gold Rush.” Elanor Phillips Brackbill 106(2) 2015
“A Repurposed Past: Montana Midwives and the 20th-century Western Woman.” Jennifer Hill 106(4) 2015
“Queens of the Booth: Fundraising Fairs and the Ladies’ Auxiliary of Seattle’s Temple De Hirsch at the Dawn of the 20th Century.” Sandra Ginsburgh Barnes 110(1) 2019
Special Issue: Women’s History 96(2) 2005
Guest Editor: Karen Blair
“‘Going to Church Just Never Even Occurred to Me”: Women and Secularism in the Pacific Northwest, 1950-1975.” Tina Block
“A Force for Change: Beatrice Morrow Cannady’s Program for Race Relations in Oregon, 1912-1936.” Kimberley Mangun
“Emma Smith DeVoe: Practicing Pragmatic Politics in the Pacific Northwest.” Jennifer Ross-Nazzal
“Crossing Boundaries: Hazel Wolf inside the Environmental Establishment.” Susan Starbuck
“Choosing Between Corsets and Freedom: Native, Mixed-Blood, and White Wives of Laborers at Fort Nisqually, 1833-1860.” Emma Milliken
Guest Editor: Karen Blair
“‘Going to Church Just Never Even Occurred to Me”: Women and Secularism in the Pacific Northwest, 1950-1975.” Tina Block
“A Force for Change: Beatrice Morrow Cannady’s Program for Race Relations in Oregon, 1912-1936.” Kimberley Mangun
“Emma Smith DeVoe: Practicing Pragmatic Politics in the Pacific Northwest.” Jennifer Ross-Nazzal
“Crossing Boundaries: Hazel Wolf inside the Environmental Establishment.” Susan Starbuck
“Choosing Between Corsets and Freedom: Native, Mixed-Blood, and White Wives of Laborers at Fort Nisqually, 1833-1860.” Emma Milliken
