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Women's History Month

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Visionary Women: Ann Lowe, Anna Atkins, Mary Anning, and Maria Sibylla Merian
Visionary women who pursued their dreams and changed the world.

Visionary women have always been among us. Women have contributed to science, history, philosophy, medicine, and art long before they were admitted to scholarly societies or universities. Many were denied recognition for their expertise because they were young because they were not formally educated, because they were poor, because of their race, and because they were female. The limitations of people’s imagination, however, did not hold back those who were determined to make a difference. Women like Ann Lowe, Mary Anning, Anna Atkins, and Maria Merian, were committed to their work, overcame barriers and made history in their respective fields.


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The word "Patsy" is written along with author's and director's names
March 1, 2025 1:00 PM
East West Players has been a home for authentic Asian American stories. This year, they are presenting "Patsy."Kailani is an 18-year-old...


A smiling, young girl uses a paintbrush and colored paint pots to create a watercolor illustration of flowers.
March 3, 2025 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
It's a painting party: come celebrate Women's History Month with us by learning about and painting like the artists Faith Ringgold, Frida...


Banned! Tuesday March 4 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
March 4, 2025 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
This program is BANNED!Celebrate Women’s History Month with the power of forbidden literature. Performed by VOX Femina, L.A.’s premier all-...


A black haired woman with fair skin, red lipstick and blue eyeshadow is laying atop an impressionistic red background, with a necklace depicting a pentagram.
March 5, 2025 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM
Fantastic Films is a monthly virtual lunchtime chat where attendees discuss selections ranging from sci-fi, horror, and fantasy fare to the...


Two images side by side: Ring Lardner Jr and Silvia Schulman circa 1931 sit on a couch. Book cover of I Lost My Girlish Laughter.
March 8, 2025 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Join our monthly book discussion! It is held on the second Saturday of each month. The discussion will be led by a different member of our...


Woman holding a picture book while reading to a group of kids
March 8, 2025 3:30 PM
Join us for a weekend family storytime honoring Women's History Month.


A black and a Caucasian woman are standing next two each other reviewing something in a tablet.  They are in an office with boxes, materials and other tools.
March 11, 2025 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Are you a woman entrepreneur looking to launch, expand, or scale your business?  Join us for an empowering session where you'll...


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March 11, 2025 3:00 PM
An underrated Martin Scorsese gem, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974, PG) is a warm, gritty romantic drama that follows a newly widowed...


Women's History Month: The Fight for Women's Rights

  • A Black Women’s History of the United States

    A Black Women’s History of the United States

    Berry, Daina Ramey
  • Abolition. Feminism. Now.

    Abolition. Feminism. Now.

    Davis, Angela Y.
  • Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism

    Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism

    hooks, bell
  • Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights

    Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights

    Kendall, Mikki
  • America’s Women: Four Hundred Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines

    America’s Women: Four Hundred Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines

    Collins, Gail
  • Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women

    Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women

    Faludi, Susan
  • Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells

    Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells

    Wells-Barnett, Ida B.
  • Fight Like a Girl: 50 Feminists Who Changed the World

    Fight Like a Girl: 50 Feminists Who Changed the World

    Barcella, Laura
  • History Smashers: Women’s Right To Vote

    History Smashers: Women’s Right To Vote

    Messner, Kate
  • Hood Feminism: Notes From the Women That a Movement Forgot

    Hood Feminism: Notes From the Women That a Movement Forgot

    Kendall, Mikki
  • Let's Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World

    Let's Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World

    Friedman, Danielle
  • She Speaks: The Power of Women’s Voices

    She Speaks: The Power of Women’s Voices

    Cooper, Yvette
  • Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote

    Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote

    DuBois, Ellen Carol
  • Suffragette: The Battle for Equality

    Suffragette: The Battle for Equality

    Roberts, David
  • The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights

    The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights

    Wickenden, Dorothy
  • The Art of Feminism: Images That Shaped the Fight for Equality, 1857–2017

    The Art of Feminism: Images That Shaped the Fight for Equality, 1857–2017

  • The Other Side of Silence: A Memoir of Exile, Iran, and the Global Women's Movement

    The Other Side of Silence: A Memoir of Exile, Iran, and the Global Women's Movement

    Afkhami, Mahnaz
  • The Women's Atlas

    The Women's Atlas

    Seager, Joni
  • The Women’s History of the Modern World: How Radicals, Rebels, and Everywomen Revolutionized the Last 200 Years

    The Women’s History of the Modern World: How Radicals, Rebels, and Everywomen Revolutionized the Last 200 Years

    Miles, Rosalind
  • Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard Around the World

    Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard Around the World

    Women's March Organizers and Conde Nast
  • Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice

    Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice

  • We Are Not Here To Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance

    We Are Not Here To Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance

    Sarsour, Linda
  • Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

    Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

    Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher
  • When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women, From 1960 to the Present

    When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women, From 1960 to the Present

    Collins, Gail
  • Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right To Vote

    Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right To Vote

    Ware, Susan
  • Women’s Liberation! Feminist Writings That Inspired a Revolution & Still Can

    Women’s Liberation! Feminist Writings That Inspired a Revolution & Still Can

    Shulman, Alix Kates

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