Ahead of the Curve
Ahead of the Curve
Legacy Washington celebrates the 100th anniversary of American women gaining the right to vote with an exhibit, online profiles, lesson plans, and a student contest.
Washington has been Ahead of the Curve since it first granted women the right to vote in 1883. In 1910 our state became the fifth to include women's suffrage in its constitution — a decade ahead of the nation. And Washington women keep blazing trails in fields from science to bridge building. Ahead of the Curve highlights the pioneering spirit of some larger-than-life women and little-known stories with big impacts on Washington, the nation, and beyond.
Elsie Parrish
Janet McCloud
Mary-Claire King
Stephanie Coontz
Trish Millines Dziko
Jean Enersen & Lori Matsukawa
Ana Mari Cauce
Carolyn Dimmick
Melinda Gates
Linea Laird
Mary Fairhurst
Chris Gregoire
Melissa Arnot Reid
Dorothy Bullitt
Cora Smith Eaton
Josephine Corliss Preston
Julia Butler Hansen
Mabel Seagrave
Fawn Sharp
Michelle Akers