Sulin Bell, AAUW Council member Susan Sher and AAUW Treasurer Ky Mayers
On the evening of February 21, the Ukiah City Council presented AAUW with a proclamation recognizing March 2024 as Women’s History Month, and noting the 40th annual Women’s History Gala on March 3, 2024. The proclamation was read by Councilmember Susan Sher, and was received by Ky Mayers, Treasurer for AAUW and a member of the Gala Committee. Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa in 1978 when the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women celebrated “Women’s History Week.” In March of 1983, Mendocino had its first Women’s History Gala at Anderson Valley High School and has held a celebration in Ukiah every year since (with the exception of 2021 due to the Pandemic). This year’s 40th annual Women’s History Gala promises to be another wonderful event and will center around the 2024 theme Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Council member Susan Sher will emcee this celebration featuring Betty Yee as the keynote speaker and honoring local women who embody this theme. There will be a silent auction, poetry readings, music, a dance performance and, of course, a delightful selection of nibbles.