Then and now: When women had to answer ‘why you are here’
At first, a campus building dedicated to women seemed to be more of a burden than the boon it is now.
BIBAK Igorot Village Seattle Center – Part 1 of 2

Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Seattle’s Forgotten World’s Fair $17.99 Thought Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair was the first? …You’re not alone. Step back 100 years and experience a piece of Seattle’s forgotten past. It’s 1909. Seattle is on the cusp-shedding its rough frontier past, and embarking on a technological journey destined to become its legacy-a city of innovation, of vision, and of breathtaking beauty. It is at this juncture that the young city decides to ho…

Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Washington’s First World’s Fair: A Timeline History $19.27 This richly illustrated and well-researched volume recounts in detail the history of the fair that brought Seattle and Washington into the national spotlight. The A-Y-P Exposition, held in Seattle in 1909 on the future site of the University of Washington, welcomed 3.7 million visitors and was the first world’s fair to make a profit….

Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition (WA) (Images of America) (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)) $13.62 The Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, held during the summer of 1909, was the first world’s fair held in Seattle. Capitalizing on the popularity of the booming gold rush, the exposition was designed to showcase the riches of the Pacific Northwest and highlight trade with the Pacific Rim nations and beyond. Millions of visitors came to Seattle to experience the one-of-a-kind attractions, exhibits, a…

Picturing the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: The Photographs of Frank H. Nowell $22.70 Frank Nowell was the official photographer of the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle. This book draws on the extensive collection of his photographs held by the University of Washington Libraries….