Women's Museum of California

The Women's Museum of California (WMofC) is a nonprofit museum located in San Diego, California and dedicated to women's history. It was first organized under the names the Women's History Reclamation Project and then the Women's History Museum and Educational Center. It was founded in 1983.[1] In addition to exhibits and programs offered, the WMofC also co-founded and hosts the San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame. The museum 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]

Women's Museum of California
AbbreviationWMofC
Formation1983
FounderMary Maschal
Founded atGolden Hill, San Diego
TypeNon governmental organization
Purposemuseum of women's history
Location
Coordinates
Websitehttp://womensmuseumca.org/
Formerly called
Women's History Reclamation Project, Women's History Museum & Educational Center

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]

Maschal moved her collection to the Art Union Building in Golden Hill in 1997.[2] Maschel died in 1998, and Sue Gonda took over 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.[8] 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, this time to the Women's Museum of California (WMofC) in 2011.[9] They concurrently updated the museum logo.[10] 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.[10]

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]

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.[11] In other years, other groups, such as the Commission on the Status of Women, San Diego State University's department of Women's Studies and the Women's Center of the University of California, San Diego have participated.[12] Inductions into the hall of fame take place during Women's History Month.[13] Each year about five women are inducted.[14]

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."[14]

List of inductees

San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame Inductees
Name Image Birth–Death Year Area of achievement Ref(s)
Kathi Anderson 2020 Co-founder of Survivors of Torture, International (SURVIVORS) [15]
Lupe Buell 2020 Bridging the gap between Spanish speaking individuals and the English language [15]
Nola Butler Byrd 2020 Activist - SDSU’s School of Education [15]
Susan Davis (politician) 2020 U.S. Representative for California's 53rd congressional district [15]
Iris Engstrand 2020 Historian [15]
Sue Gonda 2020 Historian and founder of San Diego County Women’s Hall of Fame [15]
Olivia Puentes Reynolds 2020 Civic leader and founder of San Diego County Women’s Hall of Fame [15]
Lilia Garcia 2019 San Diego County Deputy District Attorney and co-founder of the group "Latinas in the Law." [16]
Colleen O'Harra 2019 Founding Executive Director of the Oceanside Women's Resource Center [16]
Ruth Goldschmiedova Sax 2019 Survivor of three Nazi concentration camps [16]
Dorothy Smith 2019 First African American woman elected to public office in San Diego County [16]
Bridgit Wilson 2019 LGBT military veteran worked within the Obama Adminnistration [16]
Dede Alpert 2018 Served in both houses of the California legislature [17]
Nellie Andrade 2018 Community activist in the Latino community [17]
Fahari Jeffers 2018 Labor leader, United Domestic Workers of America [17]
Carol Jahnkow 2018 Bridge Builder [17]
Jerrilyn Malana 2018 Past president of the San Diego County bar association and Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego [17]
Janice Martinelli 2018 Historic preservationist [17]
Dilkhwaz Ahmed 2017 Bridge Builder [18]
Carol Rowell Council (1948– 2017 Empowerer [18]
Darlene Davies 2017 Historian [18]
Irma Gonzalez (1948– 2017 Trailblazer [18]
Joyce Nower (1932–2010) 2017 Empowerer [18]
Lilia Valasquez 2017 Activist [18]
Sally Wong Avery 2016 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder [19]
Maria Garcia 2016 Historian [19]
Christine Kehoe (1950– 2016 Trailblazer [19]
Elizabeth Lou 2016 Empowerer [19]
Evonne Seron Schulze 2016 Activist [19]
Viviana Enrique Acosta 2015 Historian [20]
Anita Figueredo (1916–2010) 2015 Trailblazer [20]
Natasha Josefowitz 2015 Empowerer [20]
Lee Ann Kim 2015 Spirit Of The Women's Hall Of Fame [20]
Starla Lewis 2015 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder [20]
Sarah Moser 2015 Activist [20]
Dianne (Dee) Aker 2014 Trailblazer [21]
Lorraine Boyce 2014 Empowerer [21]
Sonia Lopez 2014 Cultural guardian [21]
Rachael Ortiz 2014 Activist [21]
Deborah Szekely (1922– 2014 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder [21]
Bree Walker (1953– 2014 Spirit Of The Women's Hall Of Fame [22]
Betty Evans Boone 2013 Empowerer [23]
Constance Carroll 2013 Trailblazer [23]
Irma Castro 2013 Activist [23]
Aurora Soriano Cudal 2013 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder [23]
Dorothy Hom 2013 Cultural guardian [23]
Jane Booth 2012 Historian [24]
Barbara Bry 2012 Empowerer [25]
Makeda Dread Cheatom 2012 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder. [26]
Ingrid Croce (1947– 2012 Spirit Of The Women's Hall Of Fame [27]
Anne Hoiberg 2012 Activist [28]
Lynn Schenk (1945– 2012 Trailblazer [29]
Margaret Costanza (1932–2010) 2011 Trailblazer [30]
Judy Forman 2011 Empowerer [31]
Donna Frye (1952– 2011 Spirit Of The Women's Hall Of Fame [32]
Clara M. Harris 2011 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder [33]
Martha Longenecker (1920–2013) 2011 Historian [34]
Rita Sanchez (1937– 2011 Activist [35]
Gloria Harris 2010 Empowerer [36]
Judith McConnell 2010 Trailblazer [37]
Vivian Reznik 2010 Activist [38]
Laura Rodriguez ( –1994) 2010 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder [39]
Anna Sandoval 2010 Historian [40]
Charlotte Baker (1855–1937) 2009 Empowerer [41]
Li-Rong Cheng 2009 Historian [42]
Joan Craigwell 2009 Trailblazer [43]
Edith Dabbs ( –2009) 2009 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder. [44]
Monique Henderson (1983– 2009 Spirit Of The Women's Hall Of Fame [45]
Marisa Ugarte 2009 Activist [46]
Kate Yavenditti 2009 Activist [47]
Bonnie Dumanis (1951– 2008 Spirit Of The Women's Hall Of Fame [48]
Sylvia Hampton 2008 Activist [49]
Marianne McDonald (1937– 2008 Empowerer [50]
Judith Munk (1925–2006) 2008 Historian [51]
Elizabeth Riggs 2008 Trailblazer [52]
Karen Vigneault 2008 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder. [53]
Belle Benchley (1882–1972) 2007 Trailblazer [54]
Clara Breed (1906–1994) 2007 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder [55]
Joan Embrey (1949– 2007 Spirit Of The Women's Hall Of Fame [56]
Ellen Scripps (1836–1932) 2007 Empowerer [57]
Patricia Shaffer 2007 Empowerer [58]
Sara Vasquez 2007 Historian [59]
Tanja Winter 2007 Activist [60]
Nona Canon 2006 Trailblazer [61]
Jeri Dilno 2006 Activist [62]
Lucy Gonzales 2006 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder [63]
Deborah Lindholm 2006 Empowerer [64]
Sally Ride (1951–2012) 2006 Spirit Of The Women's Hall Of Fame [65]
Kate Sessions (1857–1940) 2006 Trailblazer [66]
Ashley Walker 2006 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder [67]
Evelyn Clarke 2005 Historian [68]
Alyce Smith-Cooper 2005 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder [69]
Anne Ewing (1930–2011) 2005 Activist [70]
Helen S. Hawkins 2005 Empowerer [71]
Ruth Heifetz 2005 Trailblazer [72]
Alice Hohlmayer (1925– 2005 Spirit Of The Women's Hall Of Fame [73]
Rulette Armstead 2004 Activist [74]
Herminia Enrique 2004 Historian [75]
Doris Howell 2004 Trailblazer [76]
Joan Kroc (1928–2003) 2004 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder [77]
Mary Maschal (1924–1998) 2004 Historian [78]
Gloria McClellan 2004 Activist [79]
Jean Stern 2004 Trailblazer [80]
Alice Barnes 2003 Activist [81]
E. Margaret Burbidge (1919– 2003 Trailblazer [82]
Gloria Johnson (1937–2013) 2003 Activist [83]
Ardelia McClure 2003 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder [84]
Lilia Moreno de Lopez 2003 Empowerer [85]
Midge Neff-LeClair 2003 History [86]
Nancy Reeves 2003 Trailblazer [87]
Beverly Yip (d.1991) 2003 Activist [88]
Madge Bradley (1904–2000) 2002 Trailblazer [89]
Alemi Daba 2002 Empowerer [90]
Jane Dumas 2002 Historian [91]
Lucy Killea (1922–2017) 2002 Activist [92]
Gracia Molina de Pick 2002 Cultural Competent Bridge Builder. [93]

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