History
A One-Woman Institution:The Life of Agnes (Kelley) Kehoe
By KLJ Straight
Agnes Kelly(later Kehoe) was born in March of 1874 in Polk County Iowa to James and Rebecca (Walsh) Kelley, both of whom had emigrated from Ireland. Agnes and her brothers and sisters lost their mother when Agnes was 11 years old. The rest of the family subsequently moved to Minnesota, but remained very […]
May Arkwright Hutton
May Arkwright Hutton believed in helping others. Her gallant mission for fairness addressed workers rights, poor and orphaned children, and women’s suffrage. Her achievements benefited the communities of Idaho, Washington and the Nation.May Arkwright Hutton helped gain voting rights for women in Idaho and Washington. In 1904 she was the first Idaho woman to run […]
What is The Progressive Alliance?
Following all the high energy campaign activities for Kerry-Edwards, Patty Murray, Chris Gregoire, Laurie Dolan and other Spokane-area candidates in 2004, a -work group- of Jan Baker, Diane Crow, Becky Graham, Yvonne Griffin, Nan Ingalls, Kathleen Nuffer and Kirsten Straight started a discussion in the spring 2005 on how best to continue the work of […]