Women
Found in 116 Collections and/or Records:
Photographs of and letter to Effie Simmons
Three portrait photographs of Effie Simmons (1874-1961), and a letter to Simmons from Myrtle A. Johnson (1875-1935). Simmons was a member of the Portland Woman's Club, a regional director for the League of Women Voters, and the first woman to represent Multnomah County in the Oregon Legislature.
Karen Beck Skold dissertation papers and interviews
Mary F. Slavin notebooks containing diary entries
Genevieve Thompson Smith papers
Papers of Genevieve Thompson Smith (1883-1974), an author, playwright, and attorney of Portland, Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, manuscripts for stories and plays, a scrapbook, ephemera, and other materials.
Margery Hoffman Smith papers
Camille Somerville counselor's report for Kaiser shipyards and related images
Transcript of a counselor's report written June 7, 1943, by Camille Somerville (1901-1967), who worked as a matron for women workers at the Kaiser Shipyards in Portland, Oregon. Also includes a photograph of Somerville in uniform and a photograph of the badge she wore. Somerville was born near Winnipeg, Canada, and came to Portland with her husband and three children about 1930.
Oral history interview with Maggie St. James
Oral history interview with Maggie St. James conducted by Jann Mitchell on June 26, 1985. St. James was the daughter of Ruth Barnett, an abortion provider in Portland, Oregon.
Billie H. Strmiska shipbuilding memorabilia
Clippings, publications, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera relating to the shipbuilding career of Hermina "Billie" H. Strmiska (1908-1993) during World War II. Strmiska worked as a welder in Portland, Oregon, and participated in women's welding contests, including a national championship held in Pascagoula, Mississippi, which she lost to Vera Anderson.
Bessie Thompson Teal photograph album
Album containing 12 card photographs, nearly all of which are studio portraits of Bessie Thompson Teal (1867-1943) at various ages, from 2 to her late 30s. Teal was the daughter of Oregon politician David P. Thompson and Mary Meldrum Thompson.
Terwilliger Tillers scrapbook and scrapbook pages
Bound scrapbook and loose scrapbook pages with clippings, documents, photographs, badges, and ribbons relating to the Terwilliger Tillers. The Terwilliger Tillers was a women's gardening club based in southern Portland, Oregon, that was active from the 1950s to the 1970s.