Seattle Stories

Born in places as far-flung as Greece and Alaska, our narrators witnessed the upheaval of the Great Depression, World War II, the civil rights movement, and the feminist revolution. Their stories of their lives as homemakers and educators, activists and musicians reflect the changing expectations, opportunities, and challenges this remarkable generation of Jewish women faced.

Pictures and stories of significant objects in the lives of the Seattle women, from a piece of artwork created in Auschwitz to the blades used to make traditional gefilte fish.