Hi, im john feral. This year we visited 24 cities expleering the unique history and literary life. Were going to show you several stops to our visit of tacoma, washington. The western terms of the Northern Pacific railroad. The area is in the southern section of puget sound, which is sort of Washington State and the pacific northwests great inland water. And when the Transcontinental Railway came, there was talk of one day being able to expand puget sound. But really wasnt an undertaking anybody was prepared to do. During the depression federal programmed like the building of the grand coolly dam and stuff, there were big job creating works projects happening in the pacific northwest. And in the mid1930s there began be to talk of creating a bridge over puget sound to reach from tacoma to the Kitsap Peninsula. Tacoma narrows bridge was open in 1940 after two years of construction. The tacoma narrows is a bit of a wind tunnel and people working on the deck began to notice movement and al
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Of states 20 year leg adopting their own Suffrage Movement. There were a number of states that passed a National Amendment to the constitution. We were the fifth estate. All of the first states, the first six were located here in the west. Washington became a pivotal step making a leap into the 20th century. After we passed this in 1910 there was a domino affect across the country. Immediately, oregon passed it. Then california than that moved to the dakotas and montana and nebraska. To new yorkd across in 1919 and the National Amendment passes. You could call us a big turning point in the effort to gain suffrage for women and the united states. The big event that began the Suffrage Movement did happen in new york. Conventione womens led by Susan B Anthony on among other leaders. Interestingly enough right after that she began a world wind a to advocate for womens rights periods went of the early leaders in the 20th century and Washington State saw her in 1848 as a eightyearold. Barnst
Of states 20 year leg adopting their own Suffrage Movement. There were a number of states that passed a National Amendment to the constitution. We were the fifth estate. All of the first states, the first six were located here in the west. Washington became a pivotal step making a leap into the 20th century. After we passed this in 1910 there was a domino affect across the country. Immediately, oregon passed it. Then california than that moved to the dakotas and montana and nebraska. To new yorkd across in 1919 and the National Amendment passes. You could call us a big turning point in the effort to gain suffrage for women and the united states. The big event that began the Suffrage Movement did happen in new york. Conventione womens led by Susan B Anthony on among other leaders. Interestingly enough right after that she began a world wind a to advocate for womens rights periods went of the early leaders in the 20th century and Washington State saw her in 1848 as a eightyearold. Barnst
To learn more about the cities on our current tour, visit cspan. Org citiestour. We continue with our look at the history of tacoma. Washingtons importance in the National Suffrage effort comes by the fact that we were the first state in the 20th century and followed almost a 20 adoptingbetween state their own suffrage amendment. It takes a certain number of states to pass a National Amendment to the constitution. We were the fifth estate state. About six were located in the west. Washington became a pivotal state making that leap into the 20th century. After we passed it in 1910, there was a domino effect throughout the country. Immediately, oregon passed in 1911, followed by california, and then moved to the dakotas, montana, nebraska. And progressed across to new york in 1919 and then of course the National Amendment passes in 1920. You could call us a big turning point in the effort to gain suffrage for women in the United States. Event thate big began the Suffrage Movement did hap