The San Diego Union-Tribune and the Women’s Museum of California are celebrating a century of female achievement in San Diego to mark the 101st year of women’s suffrage in America.
Law and public safety
The final installment of this series pays tribute to women in the legal profession, law enforcement and firefighting.
Education
The eighth installment of this series pays tribute to women in education — those who instruct, innovate and inspire.
BUSINESS
The seventh installment of this series pays tribute to women in the business world — from CEOs and directors to entrepreneurs and visionaries.
politics
The sixth installment of this series pays tribute to women who serve in elected office — from city councils and the county Board of Supervisors to the state Legislature and U.S. Congress.
Phenomenal women in politics
In the past 100 years, much has changed for women in local politics.
Creators and performers
The fifth installment of this series pays tribute to women in the arts — the creators and performers who have fed the imagination, challenged assumptions, entertained, enlightened and enlivened the world around them.
Spotlighted is Pam Muñoz Ryan, the award-winning author and former Escondido school teacher known for her multicultural approach in the more than 30 books she’s written, including the highly praised “Esperanza Rising.”
Encinitas author’s 30-plus books include ‘Esperanza Rising’ and ‘Echo’
Here’s to phenomenal women in the arts
Athletes
The fourth installment of this series pays tribute to women in sports who have broken barriers, accomplished great feats and excelled in their respective fields, paving the way for those who followed.
Spotlighted is Audrey “Mickey” Patterson-Tyler, the first Black woman to win an Olympic medal and the legendary founder and coach of Mickey’s Missiles, a youth track club.
First Black woman to win an Olympic medal
The San Diego Union-Tribune and the Women’s Museum of California are celebrating a century of female achievement in San Diego to mark the 100th year of women’s suffrage in America.
The Union-Tribune’s Phenomenal Women project — showcased monthly in 2020 on the cover of the Sunday paper — is a celebration of a century of female achievement in San Diego.
Advocates and empowerers
The third installment of this series pays tribute to women who have been advocates in their communities and in the world.
They have inspired, informed and empowered, creating lasting change through their work.
Spotlighted are Dr. Shirley Weber, state Assembly member; Geneviéve Jones-Wright, co-founder of Community Advocates for Just and Moral Governance; and Rachael Ortiz, executive director of Barrio Station.
Diverse group of female advocates working to change lives
The Union-Tribune is recognizing extraordinary local woman on the cover of the Sunday newspaper each month in 2020.
Science and research
The second installment of this series pays tribute to pioneering female scientists and researchers who pushed boundaries in exploring our world — and beyond — and helped cultivate new generations of curious thinkers.
Spotlighted is Sally Ride, the first U.S. woman in space, who encouraged girls’ interest in science with her namesake educational program, Sally Ride Science, based at UC San Diego.
Sally Ride changed the way girls see their futures
Meet astronauts Jessica Meir and Ellen Ochoa, as well as botanist Kate Sessions
Medicine and health
As the world struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic, the first installment of this series pays tribute to pioneering female doctors, nurses and healers who played pivotal roles in keeping San Diego healthy and thriving.
Dr. Charlotte Baker, San Diego’s first female physician, lived through the last great pandemic, the Spanish flu, and helped lead the campaign for women’s rights in California.
Video: Charlotte Baker
Charlotte Baker was the first female president of the San Diego County Medical Society and the co-founder of the San Diego YWCA
San Diego’s female medicine and health pioneers
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