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Women in King County history

From the earliest pioneer days to the modern age, women have played a significant role in King County history. Here is a sampling of some of the women who made history happen.

All photos and text are from Woman's Place: A Guide to Seattle and King County History, by Mildred Tanner Andrews, published in 1994 with support from the King County Landmarks and Heritage Commission. For more information on Woman's Place or the people and places included in that book, visit your local library or contact the King County Historic Preservation Program at 206-296-8689.

Daughters of the US War Veterans drill team 
Daughters of US War Veterans drill team, named for officers from Fort Lawton who lost their lives in the Philippines in the Spanish-American War. 1930s. (Courtesy of Everett Public Library)		 Mayor Bertha Knight Landes 
Mayor Bertha Knight Landes breaks ground for the Civic Auditorium, now the Seattle Center Opera House (Courtesy of Special Collections Div. UW, Neg. #343)		 Japanese children play on the downtown YMCA roof 
Women of Japanese descent had clubs and clubrooms at the downtown YWCA. While their mother take classes or socialize, these girls in supervised day-care are at play on the roof. (Washington State Historical Society, Photo by Asahel Curtis, Neg # 29753)
Alice Seaton 
In 1915, Alice Seaton took over Rural Route I in Bothell. She also cared for her husband, four children, and two horses. (UW Libraries, Washington Women's Heritage Project records).		 Mary Mahoney Club 
During World War II, Seattle hospitals employed African American nurses who formed the Mary Mahony Club. (Photo courtesy of Esther Hall Mumford)