Posts Tagged ‘Suffrage’
Women's Equality Day Resources
by Rachel Friederich, ICSEW Communications Chair Today is Women’s Equality Day. It recognizes the date 100 years ago when Congress ratified the 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote. Like many organizations, we wanted to partake in an in-person celebration. COVID-19 postponed or cancelled many planned events throughout the state. In lieu of a…
May Meeting 2020 Recap
Kim Wyman, Women’s Suffrage Centennial and Mentorship Pilot Update By Rachel Friederich, ICSEW Communications Chair The women of our grandmothers’ time lived in a very small and narrow sphere, but civilization has advanced by many leaps and bounds. Now Washington can prove to the world the greatness of our evergreen state is not determined by…
Women’s History Month: How State Employed Women Have Impacted Our State’s History
By Amal Joury, ICSEW Chair As Women’s History Month comes to a close, I want to encourage you to reflect on the work the newly-formed Blacks United In Leadership and Diversity (BUILD) business resource group ICSEW does and continues to do. Since before Washington gained its statehood from a territory in 1889 to now—women have…