Washington Women's Heritage Project

The Washington Women's Heritage Project (WWHP) was a statewide grant project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities from 1980 to 1984.

The project proposed to stimulate public awareness and interest in the lives of women in Washington State, involve them in their respective communities, and assist with the discovery and documentation of their diverse heritage. The idea for the project originated with a graduate student in the history department at Western Washington University and was sponsored by WWU professor, Kathryn Anderson of Fairhaven College. The project resulted in a traveling exhibit that consisted of a photograph panel display and a slide-tape show. The exhibit included photographs collected from state archives, museums, and private collections. The grant funded training of over 300 individuals in oral history interview techiniques and the project generated a subtantial oral history collection documenting women's history in Washington State.

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