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4 stories matching lunchroom

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  1. A New Refuge for Working Women

    The YWCA opens its doors in Seattle, offering a haven for women workers with a lunchroom, reading room, and employment bureau.

    May 20, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  2. The Dock That Swallowed Five: A Narrow Escape on Madison Street

    In a sudden collapse that sent debris crashing into the Sound, five people survived by inches when a poorly constructed lunchroom and menagerie annex gave way beneath them.

    Apr 12, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyDisasters

  3. A Five-Cent Lunchroom Where Men Are Barred

    In the Shorey building, Mrs. Flora D. Brown runs a noonday refuge for Seattle’s shop and factory women, serving soup, coffee and a welcome for a few pennies—and keeping the men firmly outside.

    Apr 16, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  4. A Hospital for the Poor, Not the Pauper House: Seattle General Prepares to Open

    The Seattle General Hospital will open June 15 in the leased Avon house on Front Street, offering free treatment to the needy and a training school for nurses—backed by a women's auxiliary that has already raised funds through lunchrooms.

    May 29, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · Gone Forever

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