A museum dedicated to telling the stories of women both past and present and future. The Women's Museum of California is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1983 as the Women's History Reclamation Project.
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It was the life-long dream of its founder, Mary B. Maschal, and other women who realized that women and their stories were not included in the mainstream version of history.
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Today we are celebrating the life and legacy of Lucille Times. Times — an underappreciated civil rights pioneer for her roles in the bus boycott and voting rights march in Montgomery — died Monday at age 100. https://wapo.st/3mvJrOe
The bus driver who requested that Rosa Parks be arrested for not giving up her seat had repeatedly tried to run Lucille Times off the road months earlier.
We are thrilled to have our friends at Run Women Run join us for our #WomensEqualityDay celebration! Run Women Run board member, Mehry Mohseni will moderate a discussion of dynamic women leaders that will highlight the status of gender equality in our community.
Don't miss this inspiring conversation. Learn more about the event and register for the livestream here: https://www.womensmuseumca.org/womensequality
We are thrilled to have our friends at Run Women Run join us for our #WomensEqualityDay celebration! Run Women Run board member, Mehry Mohseni will moderate a discussion of dynamic women leaders that will highlight the status of gender equality in our community.
Don't miss this inspiring conversation. Learn more about the event and register for the livestream here: https://www.womensmuseumca.org/womensequality
Do you know a #SanDiego woman who has made a difference? The San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the 2022 induction ceremony: http://bit.ly/2NB1dyQ
Nominate a woman who has made a positive impact in San Diego
The program Women’s Equality Day: Reclaiming Our Rights will highlight the status of gender equality in our community through a conversation with dynamic women leaders.
Join us as we show appreciation to the trailblazers who moved us closer to a more equal society, and to the leaders who continue the fight for equality for all women and girls.
Featuring:
Panel discussion with women leaders
Spotlight of community organizations committed to gender equality
We are excited to announce that California Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins will be our keynote speaker.
Happy #WomensEqualityDay week!
Join the Women's Museum of California and Women's March San Diego as we highlight the status of gender equality in our community through a conversation with dynamic women leaders.
We are honored to have former San Diego City Councilmember Barbara Bry join our conversation of dynamic women leaders. Don't miss this empowering event! Register for the live stream today: https://womensmuseumca.org/womensequality
Happy #WomensEqualityDay week!
Join the Women's Museum of California and Women's March San Diego as we highlight the status of gender equality in our community through a conversation with dynamic women leaders.
We are honored to have former San Diego City Councilmember Barbara Bry join our conversation of dynamic women leaders. Don't miss this empowering event! Register for the live stream today: https://womensmuseumca.org/womensequality
The Women's Museum of California is now accepting applications for our fall internship program! Our internship program is an opportunity for students to learn about museums by working alongside museum staff to assist with the design and implementation of programs for the museum participants that highlight the Women's Museum's collection and special exhibitions, engage visitors through leading activities, and tours, and preparing educational materials
https://www.womensmuseumca.org/intern
Apply for the Women's Museum of California's internship program.
Throughout the pandemic, women scientists, researchers and medical professionals have been at the forefront of the rapid development of the COVID vaccines. https://bit.ly/3y6xTDe
Women scientists, researchers and medical professionals have been at the forefront of the rapid development of the COVID vaccine.
If you would like to be featured in our video presentation that will be shown during our #WomensEqualityDay program please email the video to [email protected] answering the question "What does women's equality mean to you?"
If shooting video on your phone, please hold the phone horizontally not vertically
Please submit the video by August 24th
The video should be no more than 30 seconds
Your video may be edited down for time
Not all submissions may be featured in the program due to time
If you would like to be featured in our video presentation that will be shown during our #WomensEqualityDay program please email the video to [email protected] answering the question "What does women's equality mean to you?"
If shooting video on your phone, please hold the phone horizontally not vertically
Please submit the video by August 24th
The video should be no more than 30 seconds
Your video may be edited down for time
Not all submissions may be featured in the program due to time
Looking for a movie to watch this weekend? Our friends at Women Make Movies are making a selection of their films that highlight the voices and lived experiences of Afghan women available to watch at no cost until August 31st.
As we watch with heavy hearts as the Taliban takes over In Afghanistan, WMM Is making films that highlight voices and the lived experiences of Afghan women available to watch for free. Available through August 31. Read more: https://mailchi.mp/wmm/voices-of-afghan-women-81921
Sign up here: https://www.wmm.com/voices-of-afghan-women-virtual-screening/
We are one week away from #WomensEqualityDay!
Join the Women's Museum of California and Women's March San Diego as we highlight the status of gender equality in our community through a conversation with dynamic women leaders.
We are thrilled to have Commissioner Joely Proudfit, Ph.D., California Commission on the Status of Women & Girls to join our celebration. Register for the program here: https://www.womensmuseumca.org/womensequality
We are one week away from #WomensEqualityDay!
Join the Women's Museum of California and Women's March San Diego as we highlight the status of gender equality in our community through a conversation with dynamic women leaders.
We are thrilled to have Commissioner Joely Proudfit, Ph.D., California Commission on the Status of Women & Girls to join our celebration. Register for the program here: https://www.womensmuseumca.org/womensequality
Do you know a #SanDiego woman who has made a difference? The San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the 2022 induction ceremony: http://bit.ly/2NB1dyQ
Nominate a woman who has made a positive impact in San Diego
Wear your support for the Women's Museum of California proudly! Check out our t-shirts, sweatshirts, and more on our online store: https://bonfire.com/store/shopwmc/ #WomensHistory #WomensRights
A museum dedicated to telling the stories of women both past and present and future.
“A voteless people is a hopeless people.”
Amelia Boynton’s life exemplified a commitment to grassroots outreach, education, and activism. She was born on August 18th in 1911 in Savannah, Georgia and from an early age accompanied her mother on buggy rides to promote women’s suffrage in rural African American communities. At the age of 14, she enrolled in Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth and then transferred to Tuskegee Institute where she earned a degree in home economics. Later, she worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Alabama, and was a voting rights activist. .
In the 1960s, Boynton registered as a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives and received 10% of the vote. She also invited Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Council to organize from her home in Selma and was one of the organizers of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. These marches were organized to demonstrate African American citizens’ constitutional right to vote, and to protest segregationist oppression.
While crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge on “Bloody Sunday,” Boynton was in the forefront of the march and was beaten unconscious by the police when she refused to retreat. Many demonstrators were also beaten and tear-gassed during the demonstration. A newspaper photo of Boynton lying bloody and beaten drew national attention to the cause. This event prompted President Johnson to sign the Voting Rights Act of 1965. .
Boynton received the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Medal in 1990. Before her death at 104 years old, President Barack Obama acknowledged Boynton’s life service in his 2015 State of the Union Address.
“A voteless people is a hopeless people.”
Amelia Boynton’s life exemplified a commitment to grassroots outreach, education, and activism. She was born on August 18th in 1911 in Savannah, Georgia and from an early age accompanied her mother on buggy rides to promote women’s suffrage in rural African American communities. At the age of 14, she enrolled in Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth and then transferred to Tuskegee Institute where she earned a degree in home economics. Later, she worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Alabama, and was a voting rights activist. .
In the 1960s, Boynton registered as a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives and received 10% of the vote. She also invited Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Council to organize from her home in Selma and was one of the organizers of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. These marches were organized to demonstrate African American citizens’ constitutional right to vote, and to protest segregationist oppression.
While crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge on “Bloody Sunday,” Boynton was in the forefront of the march and was beaten unconscious by the police when she refused to retreat. Many demonstrators were also beaten and tear-gassed during the demonstration. A newspaper photo of Boynton lying bloody and beaten drew national attention to the cause. This event prompted President Johnson to sign the Voting Rights Act of 1965. .
Boynton received the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Medal in 1990. Before her death at 104 years old, President Barack Obama acknowledged Boynton’s life service in his 2015 State of the Union Address.
You can play an important role in achieving gender equality. In honor of #WoemnsEqualityDay next week get to know how organizations and groups are working towards a more equal future for everyone and learn how you can get involved.
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Explore our virtual community booths for Women's Equality Day
We are honored to have San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas join our #WomensEqualityDay celebration and help us show appreciation to the trailblazers who moved us closer to a more equal society, and to the leaders who continue the fight for equality for all women and girls
The program will take place virtually and in-person at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park on Thursday, August 26th starting at 4:30 PM.
Learn more about the event and register for tickets today: https://www.womensmuseumca.org/womensequality
We are honored to have San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas join our #WomensEqualityDay celebration and help us show appreciation to the trailblazers who moved us closer to a more equal society, and to the leaders who continue the fight for equality for all women and girls
The program will take place virtually and in-person at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park on Thursday, August 26th starting at 4:30 PM.
Learn more about the event and register for tickets today: https://www.womensmuseumca.org/womensequality
80% of the nearly 250,000 people in Afghanistan who have been forced to flee their homes since the end of May have been women and children Learn what advocacy groups are doing to assist women and girls in Afghanistan: https://n.pr/3y1UCAF
"Whatever happens in the coming days, we hold true to the idea that women can and should help shape the future of Afghanistan," said one nonprofit, as alarm rises about the Taliban takeover.
Join us Thursday, August 19th on Zoom for a special presentation with the National Women's Rights Historical Park and Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument: https://bit.ly/2Xnt9wF
Presentation with the National Women's Rights Historical Park and Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument
During World War II access to textiles were restricted in order to ensure there was enough material for the war effort. Margaret’s wedding dress is an example of how women learned to accommodate when the government requisitioned all silk supplies for parachutes. https://bit.ly/3ndOiSL
On her wedding day, Margaret Leola Egan wore a dress made from a silk parachute.
We are honored to have Senator Toni Atkins join our #WomensEqualityDay celebration as the keynote presenter.
The program will take place virtually and in-person at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park on Thursday, August 26th starting at 4:30 PM.
Learn more about the event and register for tickets today: https://www.womensmuseumca.org/womensequality
We are honored to have Senator Toni Atkins join our #WomensEqualityDay celebration as the keynote presenter.
The program will take place virtually and in-person at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park on Thursday, August 26th starting at 4:30 PM.
Learn more about the event and register for tickets today: https://www.womensmuseumca.org/womensequality
Get ready for #WomensEqualityDay by getting to know the women who have marched throughout the history of our country to battle injustice and demand equal treatment from the United States government: https://bit.ly/328y585
From the Suffrage Marches from the turn of the century, to the Women’s March of 2017, honor the legacy of the brave women who fought for your rights. Stand up for what you believe in and create positive change in your community.
Join us August 19th on Zoom for a special presentation with the National Women's Rights Historical Park and Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument: https://bit.ly/2Xnt9wF
Presentation with the National Women's Rights Historical Park and Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument
Beyond winning medals, feminists at the 2020 Olympics made a winning case for public policies to advance gender equity. https://bit.ly/3AviWwm
Beyond winning medals, feminists at the 2020 Olympics made a winning case for public policies to advance gender equity.
#OnThisDay in #WomensHistory Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second woman and 107th Justice to serve on the US Supreme Court.
#OnThisDay in #WomensHistory Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second woman and 107th Justice to serve on the US Supreme Court.
The Women's Museum of California is currently accepting applications for our fall internship program. This is a great opportunity for students interested in #genderequality or #womenshistory: http://bit.ly/2HCf0CG
Apply for the Women's Museum of California's internship program.
Revolutionary Roots: The First Women’s Rights Convention
Revolutionary Roots: The First Women’s Rights Convention
August 3 is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, marking the date that a Black woman in a full-time, year-round position must work into the new year to make what White men made at the end of the previous year. https://bit.ly/3iijuzo
It took until August 3 for the average Black woman to earn as much money as the average White man did last year.
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This week's Trailblazing Woman is singer Juanita Davis. A longtime San Diegan with a voice of gold, Juanita grew up the daughter of a renowned pastor with ties to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior. She's been performing in San Diego for decades as a member of the popular trio known as "The Corvelles." Juanita is a mother, wife, actress and music therapist. In this episode of "Trailblazing Women with Sandra Maas," Juanita shares how music helps her "claim her joy" and how to use your own voice as an instrument to empower and heal.
"Women are not behind the scenes making communities, they're upfront doing and making and building the communities but people don't know that. The whole point of the hall of fame is to say 'Here is what women were doing front and center'." On this week's episode of #TrailblazingWomen Sandra Maas talks to San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame Inductees Dr. Sue Gonda and Olivia Puentes Reynolds. Together they are credited with founding the San Diego County Women’s Hall of Fame in 2001. You can register for the free online induction ceremony here: https://bit.ly/3dMW2p9
Dr. Alisha Wilkins, chair of the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, shares her own experiences with racism and how even as a powerful and successful woman today she often feels vulnerable because of it. Dr Wilkins shares with Sandra her thoughts on what we all can do to learn more about the issues of race and stopping racism.
A virus fighter at the top of her game... Erica Ollmann Saphire PhD is a renowned immunologist at La Jolla Institute for Immunology who is leading the worldwide fight against COVID-19. Dr Saphire is directing the Coronavirus Immunotherapy Consortium launched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to find potent antibodies to treat the deadly virus. So what’s it like to be in charge of saving the world? Find out in our first episode of “Trailblazing Women with Sandra Maas.”
Join us today on Instagram live at noon for Ask Our Curator with @womensmuseum Collections Director, Camille. Camille will be discussing the book History of Woman Suffrage from our archives. Leave any questions you have for her about the book and the suffrage movement in the comments and tune in to the live discussion at noon. #womenshistory #womensvote #susanbanthony #history #womenempowerment #bookstagram #askacurator #askanarchivist #museumfromhome #history #instabook #iglive #instagramlive
Sandra Maas, our newest Board Member speaks on behalf of the Women's Museum.
The Ito Sisters: An American Story, directed by Antonia Grace Glenn is the story of three Japanese American sisters in their 80's and 90's recount how their immigrant parents struggled to make a life in America at the beginning of the 20th century. The family’s chronicle is set against the backdrop of the Anti-Japanese Movement in California culminated in the forced removal and incarceration of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans. See this movie July 25th at the ArcLight Cinemas La Jolla for the WFFSD Summer Series. Purchase your tickets here: bit.ly/2JCdxxz
Don't miss a special screening of Angels in Our Midst, directed by Robin Massee, July 18th at the ArcLight Cinemas La Jolla. Angles in Our Midst is a World War II documentary that gives voice to the memories of American WWII nurses of D-Day and beyond. Angels In Our Midst features interviews with the courageous women who selflessly helped so many and were crucial in helping win the war. Robin Masses and Brian Alexander, the son of one of the nurses featured in the film will participate in a Q&A after the film screening. Purchase your tickets here: http://bit.ly/2JCdxxz
Who is the most influential woman you know? #HappyMothersDay
The latest exhibit at the Women's Museum of California will showcase the evolving styles of American wedding gowns from the 1860s to today by displaying over a dozen wedding dresses from various decades. Don't miss the opening of The Big White Dress this Friday during #FridayNightLiberty.
Is there a woman who inspires you the most?
Don't miss your chance to see Badass Beauty Queen: The Story of Anastasia Lin during the Women's International Film Festival San Diego this Saturday at 7:00 PM. Purchase your ticket here: http://bit.ly/2ImOskS Anastasia is declared a "persona non grata" by China, the highest form of diplomatic punishment, which bars a person from entering a country. As the Miss World 2015 competition finals are moved from Australia to Sanya, China, the beauty queen faces a difficult decision—does she continue to speak, putting her family and her own life at risk or does she fall silent, giving up her cause of speaking out about human rights atrocities in China?
The Women's International Film Festival San Diego is proud to present an early screening of the highly anticipated new documentary on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. See the film during the opening night of the Festival, April 13th at 7:00 PM at THE LOT - Liberty Station. Purchase your ticket here: http://bit.ly/2ImOskS
Don't miss your chance to see Badass Beauty Queen: The Story of Anastasia Lin at the Women's International Film Festival San Diego! Purchase your ticket today: http://bit.ly/2ImOskS
What women from history do you wish you learned about in school? This #WomensHistoryMonth let us know why #WomensHistory is important to you by finishing the sentence: #WomensHistoryBecause...
This #WomensHistoryMonth let us know why #WomensHistory is important to you by finishing the sentence: #WomensHistoryBecause...
Our mission is to educate and inspire current and future generations about the experiences and contributions of women by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the evidence of that experience. The Women's Museum of California is one of only three stand alone museums of women's history in the country.
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