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Chateau Margaux

Date: 1875

Monoarch Brand

Date: 1898

Black Death

Date: 1895

Plymouth Rock

Date: 1900

Homo-Alo

Date: 1899

The Progressive Movement transformed California politics in the early twentieth century by promoting government reform, greater public participation, and limits on the influence of powerful corporations and political machines. Women’s suffrage became part of this broader reform agenda. Governor Hiram Johnson (1866–1945) served as California’s 23rd governor from 1911 to 1917 and was a leading figure in the Progressive Movement. Johnson became tied to the suffrage cause through the 1910 California Republican platform, which endorsed women’s right to vote as part of a larger slate of progressive reforms. Motivated by Johnson’s promise to support their political rights, women in California quickly mobilized for him in his bid for governor, organizing grassroots efforts in support of his campaign in multiple counties. As the new governor, he insisted that the Legislature honor his pledge by submitting a women’s suffrage amendment before the Senate on January 6, 1911, only 3 days after he took office.

Date: 1912

Summary of meeting "to discuss methods of referral and division of responsibility in cases that presented health problems"

Date: February 13, 1945

Pacific Congress Water

Date: 1868

Summary of discussion with State Banking Department on Japanese banks; Section on blocked accounts

Date: May 24, 1945

Crystal Borax

Date: 1898