In 1898, Encarnación Pinedo published a cookbook, written in Spanish, and compiled from recipes she had gathered throughout her life in the San Jose area. It was the first cookbook published in the United States written by a Latina, and it represented the California Rancho culture she grew up in and inherited from her Berryessa… Continue Reading The Spanish Cook Without Equal- My Adventures in Translating Encarnación Pinedo’s 1898 Cookbook

In 1898, Encarnación Pinedo published a cookbook, written in Spanish, and compiled from recipes she had gathered throughout her life in the San Jose area. It was the first cookbook published in the United States written by a Latina, and it represented the California Rancho culture she grew up in and inherited from her Berryessa… Continue Reading The Spanish Cook Without Equal- My Adventures in Translating Encarnación Pinedo’s 1898 Cookbook

This interactive presentation will explore the additional financial challenges women have historically faced. Some of these challenges are still faced by many today. We will explore everything from gender pay gaps to the pink tax. We highlight the importance of money management and goals in personal finances. More importantly, we provide tools and resources attendees… Continue Reading Money Management & Financial Challenges Affecting Women

In celebration of Women’s Month, we invite you all to come and make an empowerment bracelet with your own unique spin on it. These are perfect for us to get through hard times and learn how to depend on each other in more ways than one. Or you can always make one for a friend… Continue Reading Empowerment Bracelets

Celeste Divinity is a multi-disciplinary content creator and creative. She has experience facilitating and partaking in panels for women’s and trans feminine people’s representation. Much of her creative work centers around beauty and skincare. She has been featured in Teen Vogue, Refinery29, Glow Recipe, as well as a music video for ChrsBrry. She spends her… Continue Reading Celeste Divinity: A Trans Woman’s Perspective on Feminity and the Feminist Movement

a crafting workshop that would provide some unstructured time for folks to relax and tap in to their creativity, while also tying in the history of arts and handicrafts in women’s history and art. The decorative arts were often dismissed as minor or inferior to more “serious” forms, but have historically been a vivid and… Continue Reading Fiber Arts: Women’s Art from Prehistory to the Feminist Movement