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Consists of an article on Esther Allstrum from the “Time Machine” section of the “Tacoma News Tribune,” published on 27 September 1981. It includes information on Ms. Allstrum’s occupations and activities.
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Esther Allstrum was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Louis and Eva Allstrum. She attended public schools and was an apprentice in a printing office. She gradually worked her way through many printing jobs, despite opposition from male workers, and held positions at the Washington Book Bindery, Western Blank Book Company, and Waller Printing Company. In 1909, she began working as a pure food inspector for the city of Tacoma and she also founded the Allstrum Printing Company during that time.
Esther was known throughout the region for her efforts in helping maintain strict food guidelines. She later quit this position, calling it “intolerable” but was convinced to come back under mayor W.W. Seymour in 1911. In addition, she was the state treasure of the National Council of Women Voters, and a member of the Republican county executive committee, the Employers’ Association of the State of Washington, the Printing Industries of America, and the YWCA.