Women of Labor
March 31, 2016
Women who have changed the game in the world of labor, unions and community organization
Breaking News
- Smallwood-Cuevas Leads Summit to Create Equitable Access to Good Jobs in Emerging Industries
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- Recovery and Rebuild Conference Informs with Workshops
- Altadena Rebuilding Conference Focuses on ‘The Hope We Hold’
- First-Ever Report on `Hate Incidents’ Released by LA County
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- Support BIPOC-Owned Beauty Brands at Sephora’s Spring Savings Event
Women’s History Month
To Be Equal
March 24, 2016
Women’s History Month: Contributions and Past and Present “From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this Nation. Too often, the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength, and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well.” – President Jimmy Carter, “National Women’s History Week Statement,” February 28, 1980 NEW YORK – There is no arena in American life, or beyond
Presidential Proclamation — Women’s History Month, 2016
March 10, 2016
Throughout history, women have driven humanity forward on the path to a more equal and just society, contributing in innumerable ways to our character and progress as a people. In the face of discrimination and undue hardship, they have never given up on the promise of America: that with hard work and determination, nothing is out of reach.
CAAM Celebrates Women’s History Month With Events Galore
March 9, 2016
The museum will celebrate African American women throughout the month
Where is Today’s Madam C.J. Walker?
March 9, 2016
Women entrepreneurs have a powerful role model when they consider Madam C.J. Walker. One of our nation’s first female self-made millionaires, her story of combining herbs to develop and manufacture a hair pomade, of empowering tens of thousands of women as sales agents for her products, and of establishing a beauty school to teach beauty techniques (and provide economic empowerment for even more women) are the stuff of legend. She was not only an entrepreneur, but also a philanthropist. She “lived large,” owning two cars and a sprawling estate, Villa Lewaro in Irvington, New York, but she shared her wealth
Holden To Honor 41st District Unsung Hero and Women of Distinction
March 2, 2016
In celebration of Black History Month and Women’s History Month in March, Assembly Majority Floor Leader, Chris Holden will recognize the 41st Assembly District’s Unsung Hero and Women of Distinction on Thursday, March 3rd at his District Office Open House, 600 N. Rosemead Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107. With over fifty nominations throughout the district, centenarian Marilee Scaff, Ph.D. from Claremont has been named the 2016 Woman of Distinction for the 41st District. Scaff celebrated her 100th birthday last November. She has been active in the local League of Women Voters where she was President and received their Ordway Award for