It's Women's History Month, and the Oakland History Center is recognizing the achievements of Oakland women!
Women have long collaborated with one another to get things done, well before they had the right to vote or other basic rights. Since the earliest decades of our city's formation, women have been carving out spaces to gather, to educate, and to organize for the future of our communities.
Featured Exhibit
FROM THE ARCHIVES
The Oakland History Center collects materials from many groups who have informed our city's history. In our archival collections and vertical files, you can find more information on the following topics:  The Women’s Suffrage Movement, women’s clubs such as the Rockridge Woman’s Club, resource centers and shelters founded by women and more.Â
Oakland History Center
Louise Jorgensen / Christmas Pageant collection, 1910-1999
Ina Coolbrith Circle collection, 1925-1996
Elizabeth Scott Flood: Early Oakland Educator
Home Club collection, 1904-2015
Videos
"For the Advancement of Women" Oakland Women's Club Movement
Black Women and Political Leadership
Appointments are recommended, but not required.
To schedule an appointment, please visit our online scheduler, opens a new window (requires an email address) or call (510) 238-3134.
Questions related to women's history in Oakland are eagerly accepted at ohc@oaklandlibrary.org.
Access Vertical File Collections such as:
- Women of Color Resource Center
- Women's Suffrage Movement
- A Safe Place (an Oakland women's shelter for survivors of domestic violence)
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Oakland Women's Rowing Club
- Women in World War II
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Chinese Young Women's Society of Oakland
- Women in various fields such as aviation, medicine, and business
