Women’s History
Articles about women’s history in San Francisco.
San Francisco’s cable cars are more than just a charming relic of the past, they are an enduring symbol of the city’s history and ingenuity. But as these beloved vehicles traverse their well-worn tracks, a vital and often understated chapter of their story unfolds: the remarkable contributions of the cable car women who have mastered…
Today Maiden Lane is an upscale, boutique-lined, pedestrian street running east off Union Square, notable chiefly for its gates and for being the home of San Francisco’s only Frank Lloyd Wright designed building. However, the narrow, quiet, street has a scandalous past as one of old San Francisco’s main red-light districts, in the late nineteenth…
In the center of Union Square, in downtown San Francisco is a statue of Nike, the Greek Goddess of Victory,. If you read the inscription at the base you’ll find that it’s dedicated to Admiral George Dewey, victor of the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898, during the Spanish-American War. Big deal, you may say,…
For Black History Month I want to highlight the positive influence of one of our most famous former inhabitants, Maya Angelou, and show how she left an indelible mark on San Francisco. Angelou was born in St Louis, Missouri, but while still young her family moved to Oakland, in the East Bay. Like a lot…