Margarethe Cammermeyer's battle for civil rights is part of the "Love, Equally" book and exhibit celebrating the 10th anniversary of marriage equality in Washington.
A new book and exhibit by Legacy Washington, the Secretary of State’s oral history program, spotlight the long and winding road to LGBTQ civil rights...
Political powerhouse Julia Butler Hansen crashed through glass ceilings and left a legendary legacy. One of her few losses was the defeat of a plan...
Historian John C. Hughes met Julia Butler Hansen, whom he calls "one of the most honest and effective lawmakers in the history of either Washington,"...
In truth, Slade Gorton, accused of being humorless, was spontaneously mischievous. He liked to quote Shakespeare’s adage that “brevity is the soul of wit.”
A hundred years ago SundayOlympia were buzzing with anticipation. Women from around the state greeted one another. Some held the hands of wide-eyed little girls...
The pioneering Seattle surgeon’s career was marked by heroism during, and after, World War I, and a steadfast mission of public service.
Raised on a Minnesota prairie, Washington’s first female statewide elected state official was a lifelong voracious reader and a confident, influential State Superintendent of Public...
The president of the Quinault Indian Nation (and former CIA recruit) builds a case for the future of her people and our planet.
A Centennial Celebration of Suffrage: After a half-century of short-lived victories and galling setbacks, the women of Washington finally won the right to vote —...