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  • Description: woman
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    • World War. Wilson (personal). 1919-03-27

    • Northwest history; World War 1; President Woodrow Wilson; United States; woman's suffrage; National American Woman's suffrage conventions; conferences; equality ;
    • The following message from President Wilson at Paris was read at the session of the National American Woman's suffrage convention here today: "Best wishes for convention. I earnestly hope suffrage amendment will soon be adopted.
    • World War. Wilson (personal). 1919-01-27

    • Northwest history; World War 1; President Woodrow Wilson; United States; speeches; French people; women; woman's suffrage; peace negotiations; conferences; post-war; equality ;
    • The text of President Wilson's address to a delegation representing the working women of France, who called on him today at the Murat mansion to urge that the peace conference include woman suffrage among the points to be settled by the conference,...
    • World War. Vocational training. 1919-05-02

    • Northwest history; World War 1; vocational training; disabled veterans; war veterans; disabilities; education; physical therapy; rehabilitation; Julie Heyneman of San Francisco, California; women; British Red Cross; nurses; Belgium; Belgian...
    • Miss Julie Heyneman of San Francisco, portrait painter and writer, arrived here the other day on a four months' leave of absence from the British Red Cross, with a very new distinction for an American woman, that of being originator of a system of...
    • World War. Spys. 1918-03-26

    • Northwest history; World War 1; spies; espionage; women; United States. Congress; legislation; German agents; wives ;
    • The so-called "woman spy" bill, which extends the espionage laws to enemy alien women, recently passed by the house, was reported favorably today by the senate judiciary committee, with an amendment including American women married to Germans.
    • World War. Red Cross. 1919-10-18

    • Northwest history; World War 1; Red Cross; war relief; wounded; humanitarian relief; Poland; Polish army; Minsk, Belarus; American Red Cross; nurses; murders; deaths; Bolsheviks; Bolshevik party; hospitals; orphanages; food shortages; famine;...
    • The Polish government is compiling the story of the atrocities committed under the Bolshevik reign in the city of Minsk, now occupied by the Poles. The latest, brought by an American Red Cross worker who has just returned from a relief assignment...
    • World War. Red Cross. 1918-02-20

    • Northwest history; World War 1; Red Cross; war relief; wounded; humanitarian relief; Kathleen Burke of Great Britain; hospitals; Scottish Red Cross; women; nurses; awards; honors; fundraising; photographs; portraits ;
    • Miss Kathleen Burke of the Scottish women's hospitals has arrived in this country on her second visit to raise funds for the Scottish hospitals. Miss Burke is the only woman upon whom King George of England has conferred the honored decoration of...
    • World War. Red Cross. 1918-01-10

    • Northwest history; World War 1; Red Cross; war relief; wounded; humanitarian relief; Camp Lewis, Washington State; Margaret E. Scott of Los Angeles, California; nurses; hospitals; American Red Cross. Pacific Division; domestic support; women ;
    • Miss Margaret E. Scott of Los Angeles has resigned her position as assistant director of the woman's bureau of the Pacific division, American Red Cross, to become a field nurse in the service of the organization, it was announced here today. Miss...
    • World War. Red Cross. 1917-12-03

    • Northwest history; World War 1; Red Cross; war relief; wounded; humanitarian relief; women; domestic support; knitting; American Red Cross; United States navy; United States marine corps; American sailors; American marines ;
    • Another appeal to the women of the country to knit for the navy and marine corps was issued tonight by the woman's advisory committee on the naval auxiliaries to the Red Cross war council. All women wishing to knit especially for these branches...
    • World War. Post war United States. 1919-01-29

    • Northwest history; World War 1; post-war; politics; United States; women's rights; American Woman Suffrage association; peace negotiations; France; French women; American women ;
    • Joining with the women of France in a protest "against toleration of the violation of womanhood in the war," the national American Woman Suffrage association adopted resolutions today demanding that "definite punishment for crimes against women and...
    • World War. Politics. 1920-08-07

    • Northwest history; World War 1; politics; United States; American government; democratic party; presidential elections; Governor James M. Cox of Ohio; President Woodrow Wilson; President Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Dayton, Ohio; peace treaty;...
    • Governor Cox wants --
      Wilson's league with "interpretations."
      No separate peace with Germany.
      Ratification of treaty
      Strict law enforcement
      Woman suffrage law ratified. "The plain truth" on contributions.
    • World War. Politics. 1920-02-14

    • Northwest history; World War 1; politics; United States; American government; women; woman's suffrage; voting; National Woman Suffrage association; 19th amendment; ratification; Governor Louis F. Hart of Washington State; Washington League of Woman...
    • Governors of the states that have not ratified the federal suffrage amendment will receive telegrams urging prompt action by the legislatures, as a result of action decided on today at the opening of the 51st convention of the National Woman...
    • World War. Politics. 1918-09-01

    • Northwest history; World War 1; politics; United States. Congress. House. Woman suffrage committee; American government; women; woman's suffrage; 19th amendment; voting; timber industry; Senator George Chamberlain of Oregon; legislation; oil; coal;...
    • A favorable report was submitted by the woman suffrage committee today on the Baker federal suffrage amendment resolution.
      It is identical with one already reported without recommendation by the judiciary committee.
    • World War. Politics. 1916-07-28

    • Northwest history; World War 1; politics; United States; American government; Senator Clarence C. Dill of Washington State; woman's suffrage; women; 19th amendment; David S. Troy of Chimacum, Washington State ;
    • Congressman Dill will appear before President Wilson today to urge the support of the nation's highest executive for the Susan B. Anthony woman suffrage amendment. The Washington congressman has made the appointment with the president, a...
    • World War. Miscellaneous. 1918-01-23

    • Northwest history; World War 1; General John J. Pershing; Hugh Birckhead; American Red Cross; front lines; France; England; Great Britain; domestic support; American patriotism; German propaganda ;
    • "Tell them this is the greatest thing we ever tried to do, and we are looking to them to back us up at home," is a message from General Pershing which the Rev. Dr. Hugh Birckhead today told members of the National League for Woman's Service here he...
    • World War. Miscellaneous. 1917-12-15

    • Northwest history; World War 1; National American Woman Suffrage association; Secretary of War Newton D. Baker; American nurses; France; women's suffrage; women's rights ;
    • Extension of its war work, including the financing of a women's hospital unit in France, nominating of officers and adoption of the executive council's recommendation for securing passage by congress for the federal amendment resolution occupied...

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