women pioneers

The following story about Elaine Thomas was published prior to Thomas pleading guilty to fraud in 2021 for faking the results of strength tests on steel used to make US Navy submarines. The article below will remain for archival purposes. By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture TACOMA, Wash. – As a pioneer […]

RICHLAND — An expert on the history of women in the American West will speak about “Pioneering Women: Then and Now” this Thursday, Nov. 1, at WSU Tri-Cities.   “I broaden the definition of pioneer to include not only the Oregon Trail women we immediately think of, but also to include later migrants of other […]