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Historic Washington women: Lillian Walker and Bonnie Dunbar

Historic Washington women: Lillian Walker and Bonnie Dunbar

Civil rights pioneer Lillian Walker (Photos courtesy of Legacy Washington) March is Women’s History Month, and you don’t have to look far to find amazing and in-depth stories about notable Washington women who have left their mark. We’re proud that our Legacy Washington team has produced several outstanding biographies and oral histories on women who were trailblazers in one way or another. We’re remembering two pioneering women, one in civil rights, the other in space exploration. Long before Martin Luther…

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Legacy Project honors space hero

Legacy Project honors space hero

Washington’s first and only woman astronaut, Bonnie Dunbar, is the most recent subject of the Office of Secretary of State’s Legacy Project.  In her oral history, you can read about how this extraordinary engineer reached for the stars – and made it there. Secretary Reed and the Legacy Project team held a reception in her honor on Tuesday at the Museum of Flight in Seattle to celebrate her story and contribution to Washington State. You can read Dr. Dunbar’s oral history…

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