WOMEN & ACTIVISM IN THE WESTSIDE
A digital exhibit
This exhibit was launched on August 26, 2020, to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which legalized women’s right to vote. As this exhibit grows, we continue to gather and share the stories of women activists in the Westside. Women who march and rally for social change. Women who fight against racism and injustice. Women who serve their communities through organizing church tamaladas, circulating petitions and speaking out at city council meetings. Women who lead school PTAs and share their homes with families displaced by flooded neighborhoods. Women who celebrate their cultural identity and challenge male-dominated industries. Politicians, neighborhood activists, educators, labor leaders, journalists, writers, musicians and visual artists. Women who intentionally work toward the change they wish to see and act on what they believe. Women who are remembered by their daughters and granddaughters, and women who are vital members of la comunidad del Westside.
WOMEN & ACTIVISM IN THE WESTSIDE
SEARCH BY KEYWORDS
EXPLORE THEMES
Parteras, Hierbitas y Remedios
Women as Healers
Becoming the beloved Community
Faith-based service and Social Justice
Fronterizas
A Transnational Struggle for Women’s Rights
Poder del Pueblo
Women and Politics in the Westside
arTe y CORaZoN
Westside Cultural Institutions
Labor
Organizing for Justice
Toda por la patria y hogar
The Politics of Female Benevolence
Education
Access, Equity, and Cultural Pride
SHARE YOUR STORY
By recording our stories, we insure that they are not lost. Our stories matter, and we are building an archive to share with future generations.
If you have a story to share of a woman who has acted to make a difference in her community, please contact us. Share a written summary of this person's life and activism, and scans of photos and relevant documents. Or write your own oral history!
Pioneer of Mexicana women in music