This Week Back Then

How a short lived Portland Anarchist Newspaper Jumpstarted a National Movement | In this episode, Alecia Giombolini explores the rise and fall of Portland’s influential anarchist newspaper, The Firebrand, whose first issue was released on January 27, 1895. Its founders were criticized for reasons you might not expect. More at: http://www.publichistorypdx.org/2017/01/22/firebrand-portland-iconoclast/

Queen Lili’uokalani of Hawaii was overthrown on Janunary 17, 1893. In this episode, Kim Andrews explores the United States’ imperial history with Hawaii and the narratives that have spawned from this relationship. More at: http://www.publichistorypdx.org/2017/01/15/liliuokalanis-fight-hawaii/

The late Maurine Neuberger was Oregon’s first woman elected to the Oregon Senate and the third woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate. Though she is best remembered for wearing an apron on the floor of the house legislature, this Oregon politician dedicated her life to public service and this podcast, hosted by Tanya Monthey, takes a look at her life while wishing her a happy birthday. More at: http://www.publichistorypdx.org/2017/01/08/oregon-trailblazer-maurine-neuberger/

On January 1, 1972, Oregon became the fourth state to decriminalize homosexuality in the U.S. after revised Sodomy Laws went into effect. Previously Oregon, like other states, criminalized non-heterosexual intercourse as “deviant” behavior. Portland State University history major Evan Smiley explores the the long struggle for civil rights in this podcast. More at: http://www.publichistorypdx.org/2017/01/01/a-blow-to-bigotry-oregon-decriminalizes-homosexuality/