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One hundred years later …

August 4, 2011 Secretary of State's Office

Supreme Court Justice Gerry Alexander shares a laugh during Wednesday’s kickoff event. (Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives) We’re having a big celebration on the Capitol Campus in Olympia to mark the century-mark for Walter Wilder and Harry White winning the nationwide competition for the design of the Capitol group of buildings. Wednesday evening was the kickoff event, an outdoor program with a tribal blessing, stories about Wilder & White’s dazzling and audacious design, and witty talks by the 92-year-old …

Countdown to the November 8th Day of Jubilation – Part 11

November 8, 2010 Secretary of State's Office

Image courtesy of Washington State Archives In 1889, Congress passed the Enabling Act, which “enabled” Washington to draft a state constitution and request admission to the Union. During the Washington State Constitutional Convention, women petitioned the delegates to include women’s suffrage in the new state constitution. The issue was presented to the voters as a separate amendment on the ballot. In the ensuing vote, 16,527 voters voted to include the amendment granting women the right to vote, but 34,613 voted…

Countdown to the November 8th Day of Jubilation – Part 6

September 3, 2010 Secretary of State's Office

The year was 1878. In hope of qualifying Washington for statehood, a Constitutional Convention was held in Walla Walla to draft a state constitution (which Congress failed to ratify). A separate measure granting women to vote was put on the ballot, but it was rejected by a three-to-one margin of all-male voters.

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