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VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT: MARION MOOSveteranfeminists2025-06-06T09:51:46-04:00

THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

Marion Moos

December 12, 1923 – May 21, 2019

“Be bold. Be brassy. Mean what you say, then act on it.”

Owner and operator of the Past-time Feminist Book Store in downtown Spokane from 1973-1977.  Instrumental in founding the Spokane Chapter of NOW (National Organization for Women) in 1972. Ran the YWCA’s Women’s Resource Center while also serving on the Y’s board. A founding leader of OWL (Older Women’s League) and the ACLU. Participated in the area for Ageing and Long-Term Care of Eastern Washington, the NAACP, the Washington Environmental Council, The Peace and Justice Action League, the AARP, and The Founders Circle of Women Helping Women. A leader in the establishment of The City of Spokane Human Rights Commission in 1992.

Photo. Marion Moos at Past-time Feminist Book Store, Source: Joel E. Ferris Research Library & Archives, c.1972.

More About Marion:

  • Obituary
  • YWCA to honor Moos with lifetime achievement award, October 2019
  • Trailblazer Marion Moos – Spokane’s first feminist – celebrates 70 years, December 1993
  • Activist Marion Moos: An exclusive personality portrait by Deborah McBride, The Spokesman-Review, March 1979
  • Archives, Kendall R. Floyd, “This is Insulting to Women,” Spokane Historical

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