Part 2: Embracing self-love with Alive & Well Women of Pasadena By Danelle Woodman, Editorial Intern Embody, empower, and in love. Those are a few descriptors of the Alive & Well Women organization out of Pasadena. Although I might use words like necessary or comforting, I think that the participants of the organization’s effort to…
By Alex Cordero Major Williams wants to be the next Mayor of Pasadena in 2020 and is turning the uncertainties some local residents may have about him into opportunities to gain their vote. He understands why his community may be more curious about him than other candidates and is open to addressing anything the community…
Part 3: Looking into tomorrow By Alex Cordero Before we conclude this series of celebrating Pasadena women in honor of Women’s History month, take a look at where the future generation in our community is leading us. The future generation of Pasadena women continues the legacy that women before them established – being at the leading…
Part 1: Learning from the women of the quilting guild By Danelle Woodman, Editorial Intern Tucked away in Arcadia, female quilters uphold a longstanding American tradition Marilyn Brisendine describes as an art that is being lost to us. In a conversation of the Wandering Foot Quilt Guild she’s been a part of for 15-17 years,…
Part 2: Looking at today By Alex Cordero Women’s History Month continues and now we turn the page over to honoring the Pasadena women currently making a difference in our community in a unique way. Women from all over the city are creating community that adapts to modern times; they are advocating for current issues…
By May S. Ruiz On March 4, Maki Hsieh, Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation Executive Director, was honored as the 2019 Woman of the Year by Senator Susan Rubio of the 22nd district. Since 1987, the California Legislative Women’s Caucus has awarded women in each State and Assembly district this recognition at a ceremony held at…
Part 1: Looking back By Alex Cordero Let us begin the month of March (aka Women’s History Month) by recognizing the women who have made a difference in Pasadena by sharing some of their stories which bring pride, inspiration and hope into our hearts. This year’s Women’s History Month theme is “Visionary Women: Champions of…
By Danelle Woodman and Isabelle Cruz Women’s History Month started off as a week-long celebration in March declared by President Jimmy Carter in 1980. According to National Women’s History Alliance, in 1987 Congress declared the whole month of March as Women’s History Month in honor and recognition of the “extraordinary achievements of American women.” This…