Oakland Urban Paths: Women's History walk

Saturday, March 18th, Oakland Urban Paths and the Oakland Walking Tours program led the 4th annual Women's History walk. About 60 people (and 3 dogs) joined us for a walk to learn about a few of the women who have shaped Oakland.

We had some special stops and some bonuses. Thanks to Tom at First Unitarian Church for telling us a bit about the church; Luan at Laurel Bookstore for the book display and pass-through; Alfred at the Oakland Business and Professional Women's Club for showing us around mid-remodel; and Ann at Camron-Stanford House, for coming in and opening up on a Saturday for us.

The following have links to the Oakland Wiki for more information. Some of the women, organizations, and places we talked about (more or less in order):

• First Unitarian Church
• Isadora Duncan
• Ina Coolbrith
• Bessie London

• African American Museum and Library of Oakland
• Tarea Hall Pittman
• Ruth Lasartemay
• Dr. Marcella Ford

• Preservation Park
• Lillian Remillard

• Federal Building
• Barbara Lee
• Kamala Harris

• City Center
• Gertrude Stein
• "There" sculpture

• Tribune Tower
• Delilah Beasley
• Mollie Conners

• City Hall and Jack London Oak
• Wilhelmine Yoakum
• Jean Quan
• Jennie Prentiss

• Kahn's Department Store
• 1946 General Strike
• Laurel Bookstore

• Joyce Gordon Gallery
• Jewish Cultural Experience mural

• Oakland Business and Professional Women's Club
• Gladys Barndollar

• YWCA
• Julia Morgan
• El Campanil

• Ebell Society Clubhouse
• Ina Coolbrith
• Mary R. Smith
• Mollie Conners
• Hotel Harrison
• Hotel Oakland

• Alice Street Mural
• Clara Elizabeth Chan Lee
• Ruth Beckford
• Destiny Muhammad
• Jerri Lange
• Jean Quan
• Carla Service

• Oakland Public Library
• Ina Coolbrith
• Mabel Thomas
• Oakland History Room

• Camron-Stanford House
• Alice Marsh Camron
• Oakland Women's Rowing Club

See more photos here.