Forward into Light 2020-2021
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Dear Friends of Wild West Women,
Sometimes 2020 did feel like a cowgirl riding alone, crossing the river, standing on a hill. Which way to go? Where is safety, peace, hope and joy?
For Wild West Women, we found it in art, film, writing, speaking and research. It was both solitary and virtually collaborative but the outcome was public for all to enjoy.
The release of the film which we sponsored, INTO LIGHT reached across the country with virtual festivals and panels. This lovely short captures the last speech given by Inez Milholland. Watch it on Amazon Prime.
Our co-production, FINDING JUSTICE premiered on August 26, 2020, with the National Women’s History Museum’s Women’s Equality Day showcase. This wonderful true story was almost lost. Persistent women ushered this replica of the Liberty Bell for the VOTE. Their Justice Bell made it through parks and parades in Pennsylvania 1915 on a flatbed truck where suffragists gave speeches calling for VOTES FOR WOMEN. This inspiring film is now available in limited release.
Tea with Alice and Me was postponed and we are looking forward to resume our gathering time. In this interim. Zoe has been presenting ALICE PAUL, SNAPSHOTS OF HER LIFE for women’s groups and universities.
You are a part of the history, celebration, film and performance that poured out of Wild West Women, Inc. Thousands of people, despite the demands of covid isolation, learned and celebrated The Justice Bell, Inez Milholland, Alice Paul, and the Suffrage Centennial because you are a Wild West Woman.
Thank Goodness for each of You!
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Beyond these gifts to the world of Women’s History and the Arts, we have been engaged in virtual film festivals, university presentations, panels, unveiling banners, promoting landmarks, and even a ROSE PARADE! We have spoken with NOW chapters, League of Women Voters, libraries, art galleries and schools.
At the root of it all is the preservation and education of Women’s History as it brings all women out of invisibility. Even breaking a glass ceiling as the First Woman Vice President, Kamala Harris, is about to be sworn in.
This new year is aligned for the ratification of the 28th Amendment (sign the petition), more women in office and women ascending to leadership. For us, the fight and celebration continue with our eyes on equity, justice, fairness and light. Ceilings await our arrival.
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We are calling on you to hold our spot, expand our reach and lift more women’s stories out of invisibility. We are engaged in plans for a new film celebrating Black suffragists, entrepreneurs, and educators. We are ignited with existing and evolving research.
And now, as it should be, our coffers are spent. We produced and presented all programming for free, so that a wide audience could be touched by Suffrage, Women advancing through history. For many, 2020 was their first experience with what the courageous, dedicated and persistent suffragists accomplished, the march towards equality and voting rights.
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You will be joining with us in producing short films and seminars, offering our services and art to schools and community groups, increasing public awareness of women’s achievements and women making history.
Write a check to:
Wild West Women, Inc.
12400 Moorpark Street, Unit 2
Studio City, CA 91604
Every donor will be mailed a thank you gift.
Your gift of $50+ Choose one of these: (see photo below)
- A private link to see the film, FINDING JUSTICE
- RBG Notorious face-mask #masksbyZoe
- Susan B Anthony coin key chain or pendant
- Choice of any Wild West Women film
Indicate your gift choice in the memo of your check or in "Instructions from buyer" section of your pay pal/credit card donation
Your gift of $100+
Centennial Commemorative package with acknowledgment on our website.
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Thank you for all you have done and are doing. If you are on this treasured email list, it means you care about women in HISTORY, the arts, films, and leadership. Together, we are pushing through this current sorrow and stopping to admire that Spring iris forcing her way out of darkness into light.
Can't wait to see you again, in a theater, a concert, a conference, even in a market!
Take care of yourself,
Martha
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