Women's Building/Cunningham Hall - U of W, Seattle, Washington
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N 47° 39.257 W 122° 18.620
10T E 551788 N 5278106
In 1909, the Woman's Building, on what is now the University of Washington campus, opened as part of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition to showcase women's art and to provide hospitality to visiting women. It is now called Cunningham Hall.
Waymark Code: WM163T
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2007
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In 1909, the Woman's Building on the University of Washington campus opened as part of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition to showcase women's art and to provide hospitality to visiting women. It then served as a center for campus and community women until 1916. The Woman's Building was subsequently forgotten. It was named Johnson Hall Annex B and was used for storage.
Women reclaimed the building in the early 1980s after rediscovering its history and named it Cunningham Hall for Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976), a pioneering artistic portrait photographer. Emerging from decades of neglect, it was cleaned up and given a badly needed face lift. It now houses the Women's Information Center and the Northwest Center for Research on Women.
Year photo was taken: 1909
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