The Women of Olympia Organize for the World's Fair
Local women form a committee to ensure Washington State is properly represented at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
A meeting of the ladies of Olympia was held at the courthouse on Monday afternoon for the purpose of organizing a committee to represent the interests of the women of this city at the World's Fair in Chicago. Mrs. T.N. Allen was called to the chair and Mrs. J.C. Horr was chosen secretary. The object of the meeting was explained by Mrs. Allen, who stated that it was the desire of the state board to have the women of each county organize and assist in collecting exhibits that would show the progress and development of the women of Washington. A committee was appointed to canvass the city and solicit contributions of articles of interest, and also to secure funds to defray the expenses of the exhibit. The ladies are very enthusiastic and expect to make a creditable showing for Olympia.
“The ladies are very enthusiastic and expect to make a creditable showing for Olympia.”
The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition was a massive moment for American civic identity. Today, Olympia's civic engagement often centers on state legislative advocacy, but the spirit of local committees organizing to project a specific image of the city to the world remains a constant in the capital's history.
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