Women's History Month at the San Francisco Public Library

Some interesting events happening at the Main Branch of the public library in SF for Women's History month. Not all arts-related, but nevertheless they look interesting!

The Library marks Women’s History Month with several events that look to the past, the present and the future to illustrate the way women’s lives have evolved.


Testimonios: Early California through the Eyes of Women 1815-1848
In the early 1870s, when Hubert Howe Bancroft sent interviewers out to gather oral histories from the pre-statehood gentry of California, he didn’t count on one thing: the women. When the men weren’t available, the interviewers collected the oral histories of the women. All but forgotten until now, these women’s stories have been collected in Testimonios: Early California through the Eyes of Women 1815-1848, translated with introduction and commentary by Rose Marie Beebe and Robert M. Senkewicz, who will both be at this special event to tell the stories of these women of the pre-Gold Rush California era. A book sale and signing follow the presentation.
Tuesday, March 3, 6:30 p.m.
Main Library, Lower Level, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room
100 Larkin Street (Grove)

Exploring Womanhood and Transformation with Kirya Traber
Traber, a poet and activist will lead a combined discussion and personal exploration of womanhood, migration and transformation in a racially complex world. Traber, a nationally awarded spoken word artist, is currently serving as program manager at Youth Speaks, where she develops and facilitates spoken word workshops for Bay Area teens and is a member of the Brave New Voices College Tour.

Thursday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Bayview/Anna E. Waden Branch
5075 3rd Street (at Revere)

This event is presented in partnership with the International Museum of Women.

Creating a Business with a Mission: A Delicious Talk from Cowgirl Creamery’s Sue Conley
A pioneering cheesemaker and business owner, Conley opened Cowgirl Creamery in 1997 with partner Peggy Smith. Started in an old barn in Point Reyes Station, their mission was to provide a market for agricultural goods from the Tomales Bay region so that farmers might stay in business and prosper. Today, Cowgirl Creamery has additional stores in Petaluma, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., produces about 3,000 pounds of cheese each week and distributes delicious artisan cheeses from small, farmstead cheesemakers.
Wednesday, March 18, 6:30 p.m.
Mission Bay Branch
960 4th Street (at Berry)

This event is presented in partnership with the International Museum of Women.