MARTHA WHEELOCK TO SPEAK TO EAST LOS ANGELES-MONTEBELLO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

Martha Wheelock, co-founder and on the Board of “Wild Women Films,” will present a program for “Women’s History Month” at the meeting of the East Los Angeles-Montebello Business and Professional Women on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 starting at 5:00 P.M. via Zoom. The program is open to all interested people, but reservations are required to get the Zoom link. Call or E-mail Linda Wilson (626) 307-5650 or lindalwilson@juno.com to make a reservation or for questions.

In 1911 the first International Women’s Day was designated as March 8th, but it was not until 1978 that the Sonoma School District participated in a Women’s History Week, which included March 8th. In 1979 there was a three-day conference at Sarah Lawrence College on women’s history. The attendees learned about the success of the Women’s History Week from the Sonoma School District. That conference provided the
seed to start Women’s History Weeks around the country. In February 1980 President

Jimmy Carter designated the first National Women’s History Week to include March 8th. In 1987 the National Women’s History Project (now called the National Women’s History Alliance) petitioned Congress to designate March as Women’s History Month. Since 1995 U.S. Presidents including President Biden have issued annual proclamations designating the month of March as Women’s History Month.

Wheelock is co-founder and on the Board of “Wild Women Films.” She is a director, filmmaker and educator. She is a producer and director of films on women’s history, celebrating our right to vote and the 19th Amendment from Ishtar films. “California Women Win the Vote”  “Inez Milholland: Forward into Light,” “Votes for Women” and films about women creators from “Wild Women Films.”