University of Washington Special Collections

Catharine Paine Blaine

Catharine V.  Paine signed the Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 and adopted the Bloomer costume a few years later. After traveling to Seattle with her husband, Methodist minister David E. Blaine, she opened the tiny settlement's first school in 1854. 

Catharine Paine Blaine: Seneca Falls and the Women's Rights Movement in the State of Washington is an educational unit that traces her route to the Pacific Northwest and the influence of her reform ideas (women's rights, education, anti-slavery, temperance, and religion) on her experiences there. 

The education unit includes activities, worksheets, on-line primary resources, and secondary sources for 4^th, 7^th, and 11^th grades and meets NYS curriculum standards. 

Catharine Paine Blaine: Seneca Falls and the Women's Rights Movement in the State of Washington is a joint project of Women's Rights NHP and the Washington State Historical Society with funding from the National Park Service North East Region Challenge Cost-Share Program.

Click here to learn more about these Washington State Historical Society resources.

Click here to learn about Blaine's life from Washington Women's History Consortium.