Frances Blascoer
A settlement worker and the NAACP’s first secretary from February 1910 to March 1911
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Alice Rigby
Clara (1873-1953) and Alice Rigby (1871-1915) owned and operated an Everett photographic studio from 1905 to 1915, successfully competing with a dozen other local firms.
Clara Rigby
Clara (1873-1953) and Alice Rigby (1871-1915) owned and operated an Everett photographic studio from 1905 to 1915, successfully competing with a dozen other local firms. Calling their business the Rigby Photo Shop, the sisters specialized in portraiture, particularly of children. As their work grew, they established branch locations in Arlington, Snohomish and Marysville. The Rigby’s photographic success ended when Alice was
Ina Higgins
Ina Higgins was one of the first women to enrol at the Burnley Horticultural College in Melbourne in 1899, receiving her Certificate of Competency in 1900. She subsequently had a lengthy career as a distinguished landscape gardener.
Sallie R Wagner
Sallie R. Wagner was a photographer, author, weaver, and a benefactor and patron of dancer-choreographer Erick Hawkins and his dance company.
Arline Moore
Hood River, Oregon businesswoman who actively supported residents of Japanese descent after World War II and chronicled nationally scrutinized local events by writing publicly.
Lily Okamoto
A Hawai’i-born, politically active Sansei who was the first woman in the Islands to be both a certified public accountant and licensed attorney.
Mary Smeltzer
Peace activist, teacher at Manzanar, and manager of resettlement-era hostels in Chicago and New York.
Osame Manago
Osame Nagata Manago was a picture bride who co-founded the Manago Hotel in Captain Cook, Hawai’i.
Yoshiko Yamanouchi
Yoshiko Yamanouchi (1895–1973) was an early Buddhist community leader, businesswoman, and amateur painter.