Women
Found in 108 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Evelyn B. Shirk and Mary C. Hull
Oral history interview with second cousins Evelyn B. Shirk and Mary C. Hull conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 21, 1976. Shirk and Hull speak at length about their family background, including the Beebe, Wilson, Webster, and Couch families.
May E. Shogren and Anne H. Shogren papers
Two ledgers for M & A Shogren, a dressmaking business in Portland, Oregon, and personal papers of May E. Shogren (1861-1928), who operated the business with her younger sister, Anne H. Shogren (1868-1934). The personal papers consist of a microfilm copy of a diary kept by May Shogren and an exercise notebook containing essays about literature. The Shogren sisters operated their business from the 1890s through the 1910s, specializing in high-fashion custom dresses.
Merta Marguerite Siegmund papers
Collection includes holiday and birthday greeting cards; announcements for weddings, births, and graduations; school merit cards; autograph books; and miscellaneous memorabilia. Also included are two undated issues of "Picket," a handwritten newspaper published near Mehama, Oregon; and "The College Dial," December 1871, the newspaper of Willamette University, Salem, Oregon.
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
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.