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  • Esther Clayson Pohl Lovejoy (1869-1967)

    Physician Esther Clayson Pohl Lovejoy took an active and significant role in public health reform, suffrage, and politics in early twentieth century Portland. Lessons …

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  • Clara Cynthia Munson (1861–1938)

    Clara Cynthia Munson had a brief but shining moment in Oregon history when she was elected mayor of the small city of Warrenton, on the …

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  • Oregon Literature (1814-1920)

    The first literature of Oregon followed patterns typical of most other regions of the United States. From the earliest Indian stories to the romantic novels …

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  • Marie Equi (1872-1952)

    Dr. Marie Equi was a fiercely independent Oregon physician who was engaged in the political turmoil and social change of the late nineteenth and early …

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  • Eleanor Baldwin (1854-1928)

    The career of Eleanor Baldwin, a radical journalist, reveals the cross-fertilization of reform movements in Portland during the Progressive Era. Her anti-capitalism was influenced by …

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  • Elizabeth Eggert (1848-1935)

    Elizabeth Avery Eggert, a homeopathic physician, businesswoman, and activist, helped secure the right to vote for Oregon women. She combined a career in medicine and …

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  • Caralyn B. Shelton (1876–1936)

    Oregon Governor Caralyn B. Shelton is recognized as the first woman acting governor in the United States. She served in that position during the transition …

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  • Katherine Manion (1867-1956)

    As an activist and physician, Katherine Manion contributed to Oregon women's quest for complete citizenship in the early twentieth century. She also worked for a …

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  • Alameda Tuesday Club

    In 1913, twenty-nine women who lived in Portland's Alameda neighborhood formed the Alameda Tuesday Club to do charitable work, serve the community, and socialize …

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  • Bethenia Owens-Adair (1840-1926)

    Bethenia Owens-Adair overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles to become a social reformer and one of Oregon's first women doctors with a medical degree. Some Oregon women, …

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