Currently based in a suite in the Art Deco Art Union Building, the organisation is intending to fund the construction of a purpose built facility for their museum, library and archives by 2004.
Suite 107
San Diego
CA 92102
Ph: +1 619 233 7963
Fax: +1 619 233 6327
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Website: www.whrp.net
This project aims “to educate and inspire present and future generations about the contributions of women by preserving, sharing and integrating their stories for a more complete understanding of history.”
Currently in a shop front location accessible on 23rd Street, and perched on Golden Hill, it is a 10-minute drive from downtown. The small area contains exhibits, office and shop space as well as the Helen Hawkins Memorial Library and Research Archive containing over 7000 volumes by and about women (some off site). The organisation is also actively building a Children’s and Special Collections (rare, antiquarian) library.
The WHRP develops 2-3 exhibits a year, usually coinciding with Women’s History Month as well as a summer exhibit plus travelling exhibits in the San Diego area. It also has an outreach program including work in schools and the “Write Yourself into Women’s History” essay contest.
Mary B Maschal and a group of other women who realised that women were not included in mainstream history, founded the project in 1983. Beginning with an oral history project and the production of the first issue of their newsletter “In Our Own Voice”, the organisation was originally based at Mary’s house, moving to the Art Union Building in 1996 and to its current suite 3 years later. Their website was launched in 2001.