In this letter Hattie Bryan, founder of the Matron's Club (which later became the Washington State University Women's Club), asks her female colleagues to join her in an organization meant to, "...foster the same friendly spirit that has always...

This monthly bulletin for women students begins with, "It is surprising to find the number and variety of vocations which women may enter today." On the cusp of World War I, the United States found itself in dire need of technically trained...

This photograph depicts members of the Matron's Club at a luncheon in the Commons at the State College of Washington. The Matron's club, which later became the Washington State University Women's Club, was mainly social in its function. Club...

These photographs feature the May Day celebration and the May Queen coronation, a popular even at the State College of Washington. During the early years of such events only females were present at the ceremony and the event was held in conjunction...

This proposal features photographs of various universities with women's buildings, plans for the proposed women's building, and an eloquent pitch for the building. The idea was rejected by the State College of Washington for cost purposes, but the...

Though this speech by former president of Washington State University, Enoch A. Bryant, is titled, "Recent Economic Progress of American Women," it is in actuality a veiled attempt at criticizing the movement. This speech was given on the state...

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