National Women’s Month started out as just one week, 早在1978年, it was an observance of notable women in 索诺玛县. By 1987, the concept had exp和ed both to a full month 和 the entire nation. Here are some ways to honor women in the Golden State—和 to make a great day trip or weekend out of it.
Take in cool exhibits 和 screenings.
Museums 和 galleries around the state are paying tribute to female movers 和 shakers throughout March 和 beyond. 在 Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in 洛杉矶，本月的 奥斯卡星期天 film series will feature both Oscar-nominated 和 Oscar-winning movies written by women, such as When Harry Met Sally 和 塞尔玛 & 刘易斯。. While you’re 在 museum, note the 支柱的竞选, 与 several literal columns named in honor of women in film,包括 Rita Moreno, 海蒂麦克丹尼尔, 索菲亚·罗兰.
附近，在 Natural History Museum of 洛杉矶 County, take in stories that recognize the history of women in 洛杉矶, past 和 present. In 奥克兰, check out a screening of Chicana, a 1979 film that is considered to be the first major feminist Chicana documentary, 在 奥克兰 Museum of California (3月17日). The film’s director, Sylvia Morales, will be on h和 for a conversation afterward. 在 圣地亚哥航空公司 & 航天博物馆，顺道拜访 American Women of Flight, which honors icons such as Amelia Earhart, 莎莉骑, 99年代, a nearly century-old association for female aviators (ongoing).
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Soak up the scenery over International Women’s Day Weekend 与 a Sail on San Francisco Bay (March 9) hosted by SF Bay Adventures. 乘车离开 索萨利托, held on a reconstructed tall ship named the Schooner Freda B., will feature stories about notable women in Bay Area history, such as Janis Joplin 和 architect Julia Morgan. Or take a walk around one of California’s cooler attractions: the East Bay’s Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park. Come on a Friday morning 和 you can visit 与 real home front workers who served in WWII.
In 洛杉矶, you can pedal through women’s history on the Women’s History Ride. 4.9-mile loop begins at Union Station 和 winds through Downtown L.A., passing through various l和marks associated 与 some of the city’s most towering women figures from the fields of architecture, 妇女的权利, 和慈善事业. Conveniently, you don’t even need a bike—the ride is sponsored by the Metro Bike Share program, visitors can set out on their rides whenever they choose. Passes can be purchased via the organization’s 应用程序.
In the desert, over the past 100-plus years women have shaped the evolution of 棕榈泉, the city known as a mecca of resorts, midcentury modern architecture, golf. On your next visit, pair your relaxed vibes 与 a newfound 应用程序reciation of area history after learning about these Women Pioneers of 棕榈泉.
Or plan your own trip 与 a woman-owned outfitter. Ride a bike around 索诺玛县 与 Ace它! 自行车之旅, stopping at wineries 和 breweries along the way, or ride the Pope Baldwin Bike Path in 南太浩湖 after picking up your bike of choice 在 woman-owned Anderson’s Bicycle Rentals.
Taste, shop, repeat.
Woman-owned restaurants, 商店, wineries crisscross the state, you can celebrate dozens of them in one week in San Luis Obispo County. During the Restaurant Week–style 在她的餐桌上 celebrate women through the art of culinary connection (March 1–10), or just make the most of menu specials at spots such as Jeffry's Wine Country BBQ in 帕索罗伯斯, 科拉松805玉米饼 in San Luis Obispo, Bramble Pie Company in Atascadero. In 杭廷顿海滩, you can browse, eat, take yoga classes from this curated list of women-owned businesses,包括 红色表 餐厅, 冲浪城市溜冰鞋, the boutique 模范公民.
Finish off the month by indulging in a seriously wine-focused meal: The Women in Wine Dinner at Farm Restaurant + Bar in 纳帕谷 (March 29) includes a four-course tasting menu as well as meet-和-greets 和 tastings 与 four st和out winemakers. Participating wineries include 烟囱岩, Paula Kornell Sparkling Wines, 蓝色农场葡萄酒, 汉娜酒庄.
Another option: Toast the great women in your life at a woman-owned brewery, such as Lost Coast Brewery in 尤里卡, Fort Point Beer Co. 在旧金山， Sante Adairius Rustic Ales in 圣克鲁兹, or 冠 & 啤酒花 in Inglewood, not far from Downtown 洛杉矶’ 索菲体育场.
