[Logo Description automatically generated with medium confidence] Washington State Historical Society’s Annual History Awards, April 22, 6:00-9:00 PM [cid:image002.jpg@01D96EBB.EA247DA0] 2022 annual History Award recipient Celeste Dybeck Join us next Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 6:00pm-9:00pm at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma to celebrate the Washington State Historical Society’s annual History Awards. The awards are supported by the James B. Castles Heritage Endowment, and recognize excellence in advancing the field of history in the state of Washington through writing, teaching, historical projects, and understanding cultural diversity. Learn more about the Annual History Award categories here<https://www.washingtonhistory.org/across-washington/history-awards/>. Guests will enjoy bites and beverages with a cash bar at our awards reception and a special keynote address from author Dorothy Wickenden. Register today!<https://www.washingtonhistory.org/event/history-awards-2023/> [cid:image012.png@01D96EBA.796ED7A0]<https://www.dorothywickenden.com/the-agitators#buy-the-agitators> Dorothy Wickenden, the executive editor of The New Yorker, wrote The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition<https://www.dorothywickenden.com/the-agitators>. The Agitators is an award-winning historical book about three women, Harriet Tubman, Martha Coffin Wright, and Frances A. Seward, who worked together during the 19th century to fight against slavery and for women’s rights. The book covers the period from the 1820s to the end of the Civil War and explores these women’s lives and the prominent figures and political debates of the time. Wickenden provides a deep look into the second American revolution these women fought for and its lasting effects on the country through richly detailed letters and exhaustive research. The evening's program will be as follows: 6:00 pm – Reception in the Grand Lobby 7:00 pm – Keynote address by Dorothy Wickenden 8:00 pm – 2023 Annual History Awards Ceremony We hope you can join us! Please contact Camille Perezselsky, Director of Philanthropy, at camille.perezselsky@wshs.wa.gov<mailto:camille.perezselsky@wshs.wa.gov> or 253-798-5899 with any questions. Praise for The Agitators: "When writing about the Civil War era, focus is everything: how it is seen depends entirely on who is seeing it. In The Agitators, Dorothy Wickenden has fortunately chosen three brilliantly engaging characters. The result is unexpected, original, and profoundly illuminating." —S.C. Gywnne, author of Hymns of the Republic and Rebel Yell "An epic and intimate history . . . The Agitators is a masterpiece." —Jane Kamensky, New York Times Book Review "New Yorker executive editor Wickenden brings three fascinating women to life in rich, humanizing detail . . . Wickenden pulls this history out of the dry dustiness of fact and adds color and warmth to its retelling. The women of our shared past deserve more treatments like this." —Booklist "Inspiring and important – and a rousing good read – The Agitators reminds us how, even in the darkest of times, there is light. And when a few fierce women join forces against that darkness, they can win." —Jeanette Walls, author of The Glass Castle To learn more about what you can see and do at the Washington State History Museum, check our Exhibitions and Events<https://www.washingtonhistory.org/exhibitions-events/> webpage. We hope to see you there! Washington State Historical Society 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402 253-343-7004 Become a member! WashingtonHistory.org [cid2346752063*image005.png@01D8E20C.A0618460]<https://www.facebook.com/historymuseum>[cid2346752063*image006.png@01D8E20C.A0618460]<https://twitter.com/HistoryMuseum>[cid2346752063*image007.png@01D8E20C.A0618460]<https://www.instagram.com/washingtonhistory/>[cid2346752063*image008.png@01D8E20C.A0618460]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZRXAl-JqixtE7toeX4BTrg/videos?view_as=subscriber>