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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "suffrage"
Crusading Women: Santa Cruz was a Hotbed of Suffrage Fight, by
Ross Eric Gibson
Women were granted the right to vote 75 years ago under the 19th amendment, but the fight for that right ... [Read more]
Susan B. Anthony's Visit to Santa Cruz, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
The announcement of Susan B. Anthony's upcoming speech appeared in the Sentinel on August 5, 1871. The following notice appeared ... [Read more]
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[Excerpted from: Soquel Creek Storm Damage Recovery Plan, 1983, pp. 21-24, 28.]
Flood waters have flowed in Soquel Village at least eight times since 1890 (see Table 3). Severe damage was incurred during the floods of 1931, 1937, 1940, 1955, and 1982. Newspaper accounts tell ..." [More]
Excerpted from The Nature and History of Flooding in Soquel Village
