Keyword(s): Starlyn Stout
Care for the indigent poor, infirm, disabled, and mentally ill has been a controversial subject in Washington since long before statehood was achieved in 1889. Prior to 1854, most mentally ill pe...
For the greater part of the twentieth century, the Puget Sound Deaconess Association provided residential services and support to Snohomish County children in crisis and transition. It was daunting ta...
Bel Marie Williams Gardner was a teacher, police matron, and social worker who made child welfare her primary purpose and legacy. A woman of significance at a significant time in Everett's history, sh...
Lelia Robinson is a celebrated feminist pioneer in American legal history. Among her achievements, she was the first woman to earn admission to the Massachusetts State Bar. While those who know of Rob...
More than a century ago, a debate about the ethics and authority of law enforcement began in Seattle as citizens, mainly women, voiced concerns about the abuses of power committed against women and gi...
On October 6, 1911, the Orphan’s Home Society (OHS) of Everett transfers operation of the Everett Orphanage to the Puget Sound Deaconess Association. The agreement hinges on the stipulation that...
On January 4, 1926, Bel Marie Gardner (1872-1940) is appointed Police Matron and the head of the Woman’s Division of the Everett Police Department. She had been filling the roles informally sinc...