WHAM 2018: Women's Voices: Narratives & Political Activism
The 2018 WHAM theme focused on female voices in political activism. Learn more about this topic through the books and links below.
You can be involved too!
Read the books on this page to learn more about the history of female activism in Kern County, California, and the United States as a whole. If you want to learn more about getting involved in local activism or more about what female activists are doing near you, check out the websites.
BC Events for WHAM 2018
March 8, 2018 | Reimagining Equality: Inclusive Communities in Post-Obama America
7:00-8:00 p.m. | Simonsen Indoor Theatre
Presented by Anita Hill, moderated by Dr. Jack Hernandez, Director of the Levan Center, and Erin Miller, Professor of History. See the Reimagining Equality Calendar event.
March 12, 2018 | Dolores: Rebel. Activist. Feminist. Mother.
6:00 p.m. | Levan Center for the Humanities (Live stream in Delano)
Film begins at 6:00 PM in the Levan Center and at Delano. The Discussion Panel with Dolores Huerta and several of her adult children begins in Levan Center at 7:30 PM with a live stream between BC and Delano. Moderated by Professors of History, Tina Mendoza (Taft College) and Olivia Garcia (Bakersfield College).
March 19, 2018 | Easel Event: Frida Kahlo
6:00 p.m. | Cafeteria
The Spring Fling Easel Event focuses on Women's History Month with a painting of Frida Kahlo brought to you by the Office of Student Life in collaboration with Brush & Blush Easel Events.
- $20 Staff/Community
- $10 BC Student with ID
- $5 BC Students with BCSGA Student Services Sticker
See the Spring Fling Easel Event for more details and to register.
March 22, 2018 | Mexican-American Women & Historical Preservation
6:00 p.m. | Fireside Room, Campus Center
As part of the Distinguished Speaker Series, Dr. Lydia Otero will focus on her book La Calle: Spatial Conflicts and Urban Renewal in a Southwestern City and highlight the efforts of Mexican American Women who launched separate historical projects in the latter half of the twentieth century in Tucson, Arizona and whose activism spanned more than three decades. See the Mexican American Women and Historical Preservation event details.
April 5, 2018 | Lady Leaders: Local Political Activists Explain Their Rise & Triumph
6:30 p.m. | Levan Center for the Humanities
Panelists: Cathy Abernathy, Kimberly Kirchmer, and Jessica Flores
Moderator: Erin Miller, Professor of History
Books on Local & Widespread Female Activism
You can find all of these books on the library's display for WHAM on the 2nd floor of the library by the Reference Desk. This display will be up for the entirety of March 2018. If you want to find these books at a later time, write down the call number listed for the book you want to find, and find it in the library.
Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America by Call Number: CT3260 .S35 2005ISBN: 1401352189Publication Date: 2006-02-08
Women Trailblazers of California: Pioneers to the Present by Call Number: CT3262.C25 H27 2012ISBN: 9781609496753Publication Date: 2012-08-07
Desert Rose: The Life and Legacy of Coretta Scott King by Call Number: E185.97.K47 B34 2012ISBN: 9780817317652Publication Date: 2012-04-27
To Tell the Truth Freely by Call Number: E185.97.W55 B39 2009ISBN: 9780809095292Publication Date: 2009-02-17
Cannery women, cannery lives : Mexican women, unionization, and the California food processing industry, 1930-1950 by Call Number: HD6515 .F72 U547 1987ISBN: 0826309887Publication Date: 1987-08-01
Feminism Unfinished by Call Number: HQ1421 .C625 2014ISBN: 9780871406767Publication Date: 2014-08-25
America's First Woman Lawyer by Call Number: KF368 .B712 F75 1993ISBN: 0879758120Publication Date: 1993-05-01
The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Call Number: PN6728.W6 L48 2015ISBN: 9780804173407Publication Date: 2015-07-07
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood by Call Number: PS3525 .A6549 Z54 1997ISBN: 0684802139Publication Date: 1997-03-24
Websites To Help You Get Involved with Activism
- Bakersfield Republican Women, FederatedBakersfield Republican Women, Federated (BRWF) has had a rich history of fostering women leaders and promoting the Republican Party! We encourage our members to become informed on issues and candidates through general meeting speakers, attendance at conferences and conventions, working on campaigns, and personal research. Cultivating informed, persuasive Republican Women is one of contributions and formative weapon towards electing Republicans in our county, state, and country!
- Democratic Women of KernDWK works in cooperation with the Kern County Democratic Central Committee, sponsors events and assists where they can. Our goal is to bring together the community of Democrats and women to educate and support each other. We celebrate over 20 years of political activism!
- Kern Coalition Against Human TraffickingKern Coalition Against Human Trafficking (KCAHT) is a grassroots coalition that was created to facilitate a comprehensive approach to combat human trafficking in Kern County through prevention, protection, prosecution and partnerships.
- League of Women Voters of Kern CountyThe League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy through education and advocacy. Any person of voting age may become a League member.
- Women's MarchThe mission of Women’s March is to harness the political power of diverse women and their communities to create transformative social change. Women’s March is a women-led movement providing intersectional education on a diverse range of issues and creating entry points for new grassroots activists & organizers to engage in their local communities through trainings, outreach programs and events. Women’s March is committed to dismantling systems of oppression through nonviolent resistance and building inclusive structures guided by self-determination, dignity and respect.
Websites for Local Female Political Activists
- California's Remarkable Women, California MuseumCalifornia has always been replete with remarkable women. As community leaders and activists, inventors and entertainers, as mothers, daughters, sisters and partners, California’s remarkable women serve 24/7 on the front lines of humanity.
Extraordinary women from every walk of life strengthen, shape and serve our great state. This exhibit honors their significant roles and achievements, drawing its inspiration from past and present achievements of California women. In doing so, it delivers an energetic message about the limitless opportunities and possibilities awaiting present and future generations of women leaders.
From farm worker organizer Dolores Huerta to astronaut Sally Ride to designer Ray Eames, the exhibit includes approximately 200 remarkable California women. Inspired by former First Lady Maria Shriver, the exhibit is presented in partnership with California State Parks. - Dolores HuertaDolores Clara Fernández Huerta (born April 10, 1930) is an American labor leader and civil rights activist who was the co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW). Huerta helped organize the Delano grape strike in 1965 in California and was the lead negotiator in the workers’ contract that was created after the strike.
- Tatiana MattaThis is the campaign website for Tatiana Matta's run for Congress in 2018. She describes herself as "a candidate that believes in solving problems for all Americans, working across the aisle, and using common sense practical solutions to move our country forward."
- Women's March Kern CountyOrganized by local activist Kimberly Kirchmer, the Women's March Kern County took place on January 20, 2018 in Bakersfield, with approximately 5,000 participants from all over Kern County.