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Women's Museum of California

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Women's Museum of California
AbbreviationWMC
Formation1983
FounderMary Maschal
Founded atGolden Hill, San Diego
TypeNon governmental organization
Purposemuseum of women's history
Location
Coordinates32°44′20″N 117°12′50″W / 32.739°N 117.214°W / 32.739; -117.214
Websitehttp://womensmuseumca.org/
Formerly called
Women's History Reclamation Project, Women's History Museum & Educational Center

The Women's Museum of California (WMC) is a nonprofit museum in Balboa Park in San Diego, California, dedicated to women's history. It was founded in 1983.[1] It was first organized under the names the Women's History Reclamation Project and then the Women's History Museum and Educational Center. In addition to exhibits and programs offered, the WMC also co-founded and hosts the San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame; it is located at Liberty Station and has exhibit space, archives, a library, and a store that features items made exclusively by women.[2] Other museum offerings include speakers and monthly lecture series.[3]

History

The museum had its roots with the women's rights activist, Mary B. Maschal who collected items from women's history in her home.[4] The home had formally belonged to a suffragist, Veronica Burke.[5] Maschal had been collecting artifacts relating to women's history since the 1970s.[6] She finally opened her collection to the public in 1983, naming it the Women's History Reclamation Project (WHRP).[4] Maschal felt a passion for collecting artifacts because of her "own disappointment over the lack of knowledge about women's history among the younger generation."[5] Maschal also received a grant in 1984 in order to conduct and collect oral history interviews.[7] The initial success of Mary Maschal was sparked by the Women's History Reclamation Project. In addition to taking part in UN conferences, Maschal joined the National Organization for Women as a public member while also honing the skills necessary to work well with others in business. To preserve the legacy of past-generational leaders, she started a museum educating others on second-wave feminism.[8] The Women's Museum of California continues to preserve her legacy towards the newer generation. Maschal moved her collection to the Art Union Building in Golden Hill in 1997.[2] Maschal died in 1998, and Cindy Stankowski and Sue Gonda took over leadership of the museum.[6] In 2000, the museum sponsored a Women's History Poetry contest, which was held at the same time as an exhibit titled In Our Own Voice: women's History through Women's Poetry.[7] The museum co-created the San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame in 2001.[9] In 2003, the Project changed its name to the Women's History Museum and Educational Center (WHMEC).[6] The Women's History Museum and Educational Center changed its name again in 2011, this time to the Women's Museum of California (WMofC).[10] They concurrently updated the museum logo.[11] WMC also moved to the Liberty Station Promenade in Point Loma in 2012.[4] The new location was three times larger than their former location at Golden Hill.[11]

Helen Hawkins Memorial Library and Research Archive

Part of the museum is a library and archive. The Helen Hawkins Memorial Library and Research Archive includes books and several special collections.[7] Part of the special collections is the Alice Park Archive which collects artifacts from the women's suffrage movement from the late 19th century and early 20th century.[7] The special collections also include papers documenting the career of Lucy Killea, a collection of materials relating to the UN Conference on the Status of Women and the Neff-LeClair Collection of period women's clothing dating from the 18th century on.[7]

Film Festival

The Women's Museum of California offers a Film Festival[12] that showcases women who have worked in the film industry to show their film creations and share their experiences with others. The film festival includes a panel that consists of activists and filmmakers that discuss the representation and roles of women in the film industry environment.[13] After eight years, the Women's Film Festival ended in 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The following year, the Women's Museum began sponsoring a "Women's Series" under the umbrella of the San Diego International Film Festival.[14]

San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame was created in 2001, partly through the WMofC and other organizations.[6] Some organizations that have partnered with WMofC for the hall of fame include the Girl Scouts, MANA, A National Latina Organization and Executive Women International.[15] Co-Hosts of the HOF include the Museum, the San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women, San Diego State University's Women's Studies Department, and the Women's Center of the University of California, San Diego.[16] Inductions into the hall of fame take place in March during Women's History Month.[17] Each year about five women are inducted.[18] The San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame mission is "to acknowledge and honor women who have significantly contributed to the quality of life and who have made outstanding volunteer contributions in San Diego County."[18]

List of inductees

San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame Inductees
Name Image Birth–Death Year Area of achievement Ref(s)
Anne S. Bautista 2024 Activist [19]
Raye Clendening 2024 Empowerer [19]
Olga Diaz 2024 Trailblazer [19]
Anne L. Evans (1932–) 2024 Empowerer [19]
DJ Kuttin Kandi 2024 Spirit of the Hall of Fame [19]
Yolanda López (1942–2021) 2024 Cultural Bridge Builder [19]
Andrea Naversen 2024 Historian [19]
Huma Ahmed-Ghosh (1956–) 2023 Anthropologist [20]
Norma Chávez-Peterson (1974–) 2023 Executive director of the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial counties, [20]
Amy Forsythe 2023 U.S. Navy Reserves as a public affairs officer; Military journalism, U.S. Marine in Iraq and Afghanistan [20]
Juana Machado (1814–1901) 2023 Cultural bridge builder [20]
Patricia A. McQuater (1951–) 2023 Trailblazer, community service [20]
Planned Parenthood 2023 Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest [20]
Mary Salas Mary Salas at Clinton Rally (1948–) 2023 Political office holder [21]
Holly Smithson (1970–) 2023 Chief executive officer of Athena advocacy group for women [22]
Marie M. Herney (1908–1984) 2022 First San Diego woman to practice in Federal Court, and the first local woman to practice in the Supreme Court [23]
Tamila Ipema (1956–) 2022 Judge of the California Superior Court in San Diego [24]
Rosalia Salinas (1944–) 2022 Advocate for bilingual education [25]
Josephine Talamantez (1951–) 2022 Co-founderd Chicano Park in 1970, helped develop it into a cultural National Historic Landmark [26]
Francine Foster Williams (1950–2021) 2022 Administrator for the San Diego Unified School District [27]
Susan Jester (1943–) 2021 Empowerer [28]
Margaret Iwanaga Penrose (1944–) 2021 Cultural Bridge Builder [28]
Niki de Saint Phalle Niki de Saint Phalle 1984, by Erling Mandelmann (1930– 2002) 2021 Sculptor [28]
Rosalie Schwartz (1936–2023) 2021 Historian [28]
Randa Trapp (1954–) 2021 Court Judge [28]
Geneviéve Jones-Wright Geneviéve Jones-Wright, American lawyer from California 2021 San Diego County as a public defender [28]
Kathi Anderson 2020 Co-founder of Survivors of Torture, International (SURVIVORS) [29]
Lupe Buell 2020 Bridging the gap between Spanish speaking individuals and the English language [29]
Nola Butler Byrd (1956–) 2020 Activist - SDSU's School of Education [29]
Susan Davis Representative Susan Davis Official Portrait (1944–) 2020 U.S. Representative for California's 53rd congressional district [29]
Iris Engstrand FFaculty photo of Iris H. Wilson (Iris Higbie Wilson Engstrand) from the 1963 Long Beach City College Yearbook (1935–) 2020 Historian [29]
Sue Gonda 2020 Historian and founder of San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame [29]
Olivia Puentes Reynolds (1949–) 2020 Civic leader and founder of San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame [29]
Lilia Garcia 2019 San Diego County Deputy District Attorney and co-founder of the group "Latinas in the Law." [30]
Colleen O'Harra 2019 Founding Executive Director of the Oceanside Women's Resource Center [30]
Ruth Goldschmiedova Sax (1928–2018) 2019 Survivor of three Nazi concentration camps [30]
Dorothy Smith (1939–2022) 2019 First African American woman elected to public office in San Diego County [30]
Bridget Wilson 2019 [30]
Dede Alpert State Senator Dede Alpert.jpg (1945–) 2018 Served in both houses of the California legislature [31]
Nellie Andrade (1942–) 2018 Community activist in the Latino community [31]
Fahari Jeffers (1954–2019) 2018 Labor leader, United Domestic Workers of America [31]
Carol Jahnkow (1948–) 2018 Bridge Builder [31]
Jerrilyn Malana (1963–) 2018 Past president of the San Diego County bar association and Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego [31]
Janice Martinelli (1952–) 2018 Historic preservationist [31]
Dilkhwaz Ahmed 2017 Bridge Builder [32]
Carol Rowell Council (1948–) 2017 Empowerer [32]
Darlene Davies (1939–2022) 2017 Historian [32]
Irma Gonzalez Judge Irma Gonzalez (1948–) 2017 Trailblazer [32]
Joyce Nower (1932–2010) 2017 Empowerer [32]
Lilia Velasquez (1953–) 2017 Activist [32]
Sally Wong Avery (1952–) 2016 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder [33]
Maria Garcia Christine Kehoe Christine T. Kehoe (1950–) 2016 Trailblazer [33]
Elizabeth Lou 2016 Empowerer [33]
Evonne Seron Schulze (1934–) 2016 Activist [33]
Viviana Enrique Acosta 2015 Historian [34]
Anita Figueredo Natasha Josefowitz (1926–2023) 2015 Empowerment [34]
Lee Ann Kim Lee Ann Kim at White Sands, New Mexico (1970–) 2015 Spirit Of The Women's Hall Of Fame [34]
Starla Lewis 2015 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder [34]
Sarah Moser 2015 Activist [34]
Dianne (Dee) Aker 2014 Trailblazer [35]
Lorraine Boyce (1927–) 2014 Empowerer [35]
Sonia Lopez 2014 Cultural guardian [35]
Rachael Ortiz 2014 Activist [35]
Deborah Szekely Deborah Szekely (1922–) 2014 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder [35]
Bree Walker Betty Evans Boone (1928–2023) 2013 Empowerer [36]
Constance Carroll (1945–) 2013 Trailblazer [36]
Irma Castro 2013 Activist [36]
Aurora Soriano Cudal 2013 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder [36]
Dorothy Hom (1932–1999) 2013 Cultural guardian [36]
Jane Booth Barbara Bry Makeda Dread Cheatom Ingrid Croce Anne Hoiberg Lynn Schenk Margaret Costanza Judy Forman Donna Frye Clara M. Harris Martha Longenecker Rita Sanchez Gloria Harris Judith McConnell Vivian Reznik Laura Rodriguez Anna Prieto Sandoval Charlotte Baker Li-Rong Cheng Joan Craigwell Edith Dabbs Monique Henderson Marisa Ugarte Kate Yavenditti Bonnie Dumanis Sylvia Hampton Marianne McDonald Judith Munk Elizabeth Riggs Karen Vigneault Belle Benchley Clara Breed Joan Embrey Ellen Scripps Patricia Shaffer Sara Vasquez Tanja Winter Nona Canon Jeri Dilno Lucy Gonzales Deborah Lindholm Sally Ride Kate Sessions Ashley Walker Evelyn Clarke Alyce Smith-Cooper Anne Ewing Helen S. Hawkins Ruth Heifetz Alice Hohlmayer Rulette Armstead Herminia Enrique Doris Howell Joan Kroc Mary Maschal Gloria McClellan Jean Stern Alice Barnes E. Margaret Burbidge Gloria Johnson Ardelia McClure Lilia Moreno de Lopez Midge Neff-LeClair Nancy Reeves Beverly Yip Madge Bradley Alemi Daba Jane Dumas Lucy Killea Gracia Molina de Pick

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  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 Figueroa, Teri (March 16, 2013). "Lady Trailblazers Get Hall of Fame Honors". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved July 12, 2016.

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