Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future
National Women’s History month first began as a week-long local celebration in Santa Rosa, California. In 1987, March was selected to be Women’s History month to align with international women’s day which takes place on March 8. During this month, Yuba College recognizes the history and achievements women have made in science, politics, law, sports, the arts, entertainment, and many other fields. We celebrate the fearless women who fought for equal opportunities for all women and for the women who continue to fight to create a more fair and just society.
Yuba Community College District Resolution Honoring Women’s History Month
Celebrate with us by adding our Zoom background during your meetings between March 1 through March 31
Local Events
A Day for Women
When: Saturday March 7, 2026, 11:00 am.
Where: 3317 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland.
More Info: Facebook. This special day is dedicated to celebrating and empowering women, providing a warm and encouraging space where we can connect, share, and uplift one another.
Yuba College Events
Recommended Films/Documentaries by Yuba College (available now on YC Kanopy)
- Lilly (2025)
- Thelma & Louise (1991)
- A Dolls House (1973)
Recommended Books by Yuba College (available for check-out at YC Marysville Library)
- I will scream to the world by Dukureh
- The Girl Explorers: The Untold Story of the Globetrotting Women Who Trekked, Flew, and Fought Their Way Around the World by Zanglein
- Radium Girls by Cy.
- Ride or Die: A Feminist Manifesto for the Well-Being of Black Women by Hubbard
- Flowers of Fire: The Inside Story of South Korea’s Feminist Movement and What it Means for Women’s Rights Worldwide by Jung
- I am Malala: the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban by Yousafzai & Lamb
- The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live by Dreilinger
- Grit and Grace: An Unforgettable Memoir of the Human Spirit by McKay
- So Here I Am: Speeches by Great Women to Empower and Inspire by Russell (eBook)
- Women and Leadership Around the World edited by Madsen et al (eBook)
- Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: Women of Color and the fight for Reproductive Justice by Luna (eBook)
- Breaking into the Lab: Engineering Progress for Women in Science by Rosser (eBook)
- Dangerous Ideas: Women’s Liberation-Women’s Studies-Around the World by Magarey (eBook)
- Brown Girl Dreaming by Woodson
- I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Sanchez
- A Woman Is No Man by Rum
- A Thousand Splended Suns by Hosseini
- The Nightingale by Hannah
- Little women by Alcott
Resources local and national
National Women’s History Museum
The National Women’s History Alliance