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Celebrating Women ~ Our History, Our Creators, Our Stories

At Wild West Women we make and distribute films. Films about women, our history, artists, creations. Historical and current. We are pleased to share our films with you. And are excited to share information about our new projects and productions.

ELECTION INSPIRATION

Two uplifting Music Films to accompany you while you are working for your candidates.  As Michelle Obama directed us: ”Just Do Something” in this Election Season

One Fine Day
One Fine Day

Kay Weaver and Martha Wheelock began work on their Music Film, ONE FINE DAY, in 1983. When Geraldine Ferraro was nominated for Vice President in 1984, Kay and Martha added images of the nominee to their production in progress and used the film, in part, to promote Ferraro’s campaign.  ONE FINE DAY was made to bring Women’s History into schools and public spaces. To Make Women and their accomplishments More Visible!

In our screenings, women wept and cheered. It became more than just a film—it was a personal mantra, an ode to encouragement. Women love to celebrate their foremothers and to acknowledge their impact on our lives .

As Kamala Harris said when she became our Vice President in 2020:   “All the heroic and ambitious women before me, whose sacrifice, determination, and resilience make my presence here today even possible.”

UPDATED 2024
It’s been 40 years since the release of ONE FINE DAY. And American women have made progress. There are far fewer barriers blocking our path than there were in 1984. But one door remains locked and bolted. The door to the Oval Office. There is yet to be a woman elected President of the United States. In honor of candidate Kamala Harris, ONE FINE DAY has been updated to include a few of the many gains we have made over the past 40 years – to celebrate a few of the many women who have broken through barriers.

Take the Power
Take the Power

After honoring our foremothers, Kay and Martha felt that the artistic endeavor was not complete until they had also saluted the lives of everyday women and the progress made since Women Won the Vote in 1920. Please note that TAKE THE POWER was made in 1987, so there have been more advancements.  Even though today, 59% of college students are women, 53% of the electorate are women, and women make up 40% of doctors and 45% of lawyers, there’s more to do.  Only 150 womenjust 28%—serve in the U.S. Congress. We must continue to advance, inspired by those who came before us.

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Wild West Women presents films which enlighten and celebrate women’s history and women’s accomplishment’s. Founded in 1976 as Ishtar Films, with the goal of creating films and media to educate women and men about women’s place in history and the Arts. Wild West Women continues to bring that history to light.
Browse Our Titles Here

Inez Milholland ~ Forward Into Light
California Women Win the Vote
Madeleine L'Engle Star Gazer
Votes for Women
Berenice Abbot: A View of the 20th Century
World of Light: A Portrait of May Sarton

OUR PROJECTS

ERA - The Big Picture

In the 100+ years since the ERA was introduced, there have been several times when ERA Champions thought it was going to be ratified, (1940 & 1982 top of the list).  NO mistake about it, today is the winner for two extraordinary reasons; the public wants the protections it would provide and the activists are rising on all imaginable fronts. It circles of feminists and ERA advocates there are infinite positions, levels of knowledge and actions suitable for anyone; moderate – radical.

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