[Libs-Or] Documentary on "The Martha Washington and the Women Who Built Her" Featured at Oregon Encyclopedia History Night

[Tania Hyatt-Evenson]

Greetings from The Oregon Encyclopedia.

Please see the attached press release from the Oregon Encyclopedia (The
OE), an on-line resource of Oregon history and culture. In partnership with
McMenamins, The OE continues its History Night series with a look back at
the people and events that have shaped our communities. Special guests and
historical images are a part of every event.

“The Martha Washington and the Women Who Built Her”

Presented by Dana Plautz
Monday, September 10, 2012
7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
McMenamins Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan, Portland
Free and open to the public.

Learn about the history of the Portland Women’s Union and the development
of women boarding houses
through a documentary film produced and created by Dana Plautz and Miles
Sprietsma. Through images
and interviews with historians, residents of the Martha Washington, housing
experts, and past presidents
of the organization, the film traces the Portland Women’s Union and how
they raised the monies, managed,
and actually built the Martha Washington Hotel.

See the attached press release for more details. For more information
please visit: www.oregonencyclopedia.org.

-- 
Tania Hyatt-Evenson
Community Relations and Outreach Coordinator
The Oregon Encyclopedia
503.725.3990
pdx05508 at pdx.edu
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