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English: Elizabeth M. Ordway, Mercer girl, ca. 1865   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Elizabeth M. Ordway, Mercer girl, ca. 1865
Description
English: A shortage of women in Seattle in the 1860s inspired Asa Mercer to travel to the east coast to find women who might want to resettle in the new city. Elizabeth M. Ordway, nicknamed Lizzie, was a native of Lowell, Massachusetts. She arrived in Seattle in 1864, along with ten other so-called "Mercer Girls." Miss Ordway had a long career as a teacher and also served as superintendent of the Kitsap County schools.

This photo, probably taken in the 1860s, shows Lizzie Ordway, one of Seattle's original Mercer Girls. In addition to her career in education, Ordway was active in the woman suffrage movement which pushed for legislation to allow women to vote in local, state and national elections.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Mercer Girls; Women--Clothing & Dress
  • People: Ordway, Elizabeth M.
Depicted place
English: Seattle (Wash.)
Date circa 1865
date QS:P571,+1865-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w
Dimensions height: 25 cm (9.8 in); width: 16 cm (6.2 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,25U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,16U174728
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
6904
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
Permission
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Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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