December 2, 2019

All-Woman Jury Trial in Olympia

Women's HistoryBy Olympia Historical Society December 2, 2019

Note: Links in this article are to Residents and/or Where Are We? entries on our website for the individuals and organizations named. The issue of jury service for women was integral to the history of woman suffrage. When Washington Women gained the right to vote during the Territorial period from 1883-1888, the issue of their…

First All-Woman Jury in Washington State

UncategorizedBy Olympia Historical Society December 2, 2019

After most women in Washington permanently achieved the right to vote on November 8, 1910 with the ratification of an amendment to the Washington State Constitution, the first all-women jury in the state was impaneled on December 13, 1910 in Olympia. Link here for more information about the jurors and the trial. A full…