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A.A.A. Eureka

Date: 1881

Coleman Flag Brand

Date: 1889

In addition to granting women the right to vote, the 1911 women’s suffrage amendment also paved the way for women to hold political office in California. In 1918, Esto B. Broughton, Elizabeth Hughes, Anna L. Saylor, and Grace S. Dorris became the first four women elected to the California State Assembly. Though fifteen states had already granted women full voting rights, a federal amendment was required to secure nationwide suffrage. To push for this national change, two almost identical resolutions were introduced on January 9, 1919 to urge the U.S. Congress to move forward with “the amendment to the National Constitution known as ‘The Federal Suffrage Amendment.’". On just her third day in office, newly elected Assemblywoman Grace S. Dorris introduced Assembly Joint Resolution No. 1. Simultaneously, Senate Joint Resolution No. 3 was introduced by Senator Burnett, a male colleague in the State Senate. While Dorris's historic Assembly bill ultimately died in committee, its twin Senate resolution successfully advanced, passing both chambers on January 17, 1919.

Date: January 1919

No Caption: A section of a tourist brochure describing the route and road conditions from Tamazunchale to Mexico City.

Date: 1938

Correspondence from Percy C. Heckendorf to Earl Warren regarding views on law enforcement problems involving enemy aliens

Date: February 19, 1942

Correspondence from Bertha S. Underhill to Genevieve Jefferson regarding the Red Cross as a resource for resettlement aid

Date: February 26, 1945

Coleman Flag

Date: 1889

Greer's Fruit Perfumes

Date: 1887

Memorandum from Phoebe H. Bannister to Members of Public Assistance Staff Assigned to Local WCCA Office regarding incarceration of Japanese and non-Japanese couples

Date: May 13, 1942

Pacific Coast Vaccine Station

Date: 1887