"Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie Records" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/LZ46ULrtmv #womenshistorymonthThis tweet was posted on March 27, 2019.
#ElizabethCotten won a Grammy in 1985 at the age of 90 for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording for her Arhoolie LP, which she recorded in her late 80s. Her finger-picking guitar style has been emulated by numerous folk-guitar players. #StoryofArhoolie#WomensHistoryMonthThis tweet was posted on March 21, 2019.
#WomensHistoryMonth isn't over yet! Continue celebrating with short films by women from around the world who work across genres to inspire and enlighten. Our screening room is still closed, but we’re continuing online programming with four special films. #VideoArtsSFOMThis tweet was posted on March 29, 2021.
A San Francisco native, Joan Brown was recognized in her career as a major talent working in the style that became identified as Bay Area Figurative.
This painting refers to a personal journey, set against a San Francisco skyline. #5WomenArtists#WomensHistoryMonth#JoanBrownThis tweet was posted on March 29, 2023.
A highly influential blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Memphis Minnie was born in Louisiana. Minnie enjoyed a successful career performing and recording for various blues labels beginning in the 1920s and continuing well into the 1950s. #StoryofArhoolie#WomensHistoryMonthThis tweet was posted on March 12, 2019.
After taking her first flying lessons in 1932, three years later, Jackie Cochran became the first woman to enter the Bendix Transcontinental Air Race and she won the prestigious Bendix Trophy in 1938. #avgeek#WomensHistoryMonthThis tweet was posted on March 04, 2019.
Betty Trippe, the wife of Pan American founder Juan Trippe, was integral to the success of Pan American World Airways. Betty accompanied Juan on many trips around the world as Pan American established new routes and forged new connections. #womenshistorymonth#avgeekThis tweet was posted on March 28, 2019.
Bonnie Tiburzi became the first woman to fly for a major commercial carrier when she was hired by American Airlines in 1973. She began at American as part of its Boeing 727 Astrojet flight crew, and in 1988 was promoted to captain. #WomeninAviation#avgeek#WomensHistoryMonthThis tweet was posted on March 23, 2022.
Born in Fort Payne, Alabama, Katherine Stinson was the fourth woman in the United States to obtain a pilot’s certification. She first flew in 1911 and was licensed in 1912 at age 21. Stinson quickly became a star attraction at air meets. #EnduranceEngines#WomensHistoryMonthThis tweet was posted on March 28, 2023.
Brought together, Soren’s images serve as a poignant meditation on the role of digital devices in society and offer a reminder of the traces, both physical and digital, that we leave behind when using them.
#TabithaSoren#WomensHistoryMonth#5WomenArtistsThis tweet was posted on March 21, 2022.