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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.
Exhibition at The Heckscher Museum of Art Features Berenice Abbott and Elizabeth McCausland
Embracing the Parallax: Berenice Abbott and Elizabeth McCausland February 2, 2025 - March 30, 2025 Learn more at The Heckscher Museum of Art
How a Monument to Women Finally Won a Place on the National Mall
Robert P.J. Cooney, Jr., a Wild West Women Board member, is also on the board of the Monuments Council of Advisors. Read more
Biden affirms Equal Rights Amendment
Learn more from Beverly Press. On Jan. 17, then-President Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment is the law of the land. “It
In Memoriam 2023 – 2024
With deep appreciation, respect and love, we honor two founding Board Members of Wild West Women who have recently passed away.
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
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 .
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.
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WRITING THE SONG, “One Fine Day”
Kay Weaver
The melody came first. It almost always does. Sometimes I dream it. Late at night. When I’m sound asleep. But then I hear myself humming a tune. If it wakes me up, I write it down. I used to keep manuscript paper and a pen on the nightstand next to my bed. And yes, I was awakened late at night with the music for “One Fine Day” playing in my head. It was 1982.
Melody flows for me. It is spiritual. Universal. It creeps into my subconscious. It rolls through time and space nearly unphased. Words take more conscious effort. They’re earthbound. They take time. They’re harder. More demanding. Words are governed by specific languages. Locked into clearly circumscribed cultures, they are far more dependent on the times in which they are written.
I cannot point to any one influence that inspired “One Fine Day,” words and music.
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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 women—just 28%—serve in the U.S. Congress. We must continue to advance, inspired by those who came before us.
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.
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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.