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Washington was
the fifth state in
in the nation to permanently grant women the right to vote.
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After the Civil War, American women began forming "study clubs" to discuss literature, history, and art. At a time when most colleges were open only to men, study clubs gave women a chance to explore intellectual ideas.
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In the last three decades of the 19th century, Seattle and Tacoma were little more than villages. Read more