Civic Entertainment Group Celebrates Women’s History Month

This month, Civic celebrates Women’s History Month and the incredible contributions women have made throughout American History. Today is designated International Women’s Day, expanding this sentiment on a global scale.

In an effort to celebrate the women in our own community, we’ve created the second edition in our Time Capsule Zine Series, for your viewing in the window above.

We encourage you to take action with a few things to DO, places to DONATE, or edutainment to DOWNLOAD below.

DO

  • Wikipedia Women Project. Only 17% of Wikipedia biographies are about women. Join a group of editors in their mission to improve Wiki’s coverage of women’s topics through simple writing exercises and tagging tasks that can be completed from home.

  • Women’s History Museum. Explore a collection of virtual exhibits and learn about trailblazing women, past and present.

  • UCLA Planetarium: On March 31, the planetarium will honor women astronomers and their space-related discoveries in a special virtual event.

DONATE

  • Malala Fund. With more than 130 million girls out of school today, The Malala Fund is breaking down barriers that hold girls back.

  • Girls Who Code is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology and to change the image of what a programmer looks like and does.

  • Black Trans Femmes in the Arts Collective provides Black trans femme artists with the resources and support necessary to thrive.

DOWNLOAD

  • In Plain Sight Podcast: Told in her own words using never-before-released recordings, Lady Bird Johnson presents surprising revelations about the former first lady’s underestimated ability to navigate the power, politics, and polarization of her era to become President Lyndon B. Johnson’s closest advisor.

  • ISABEL: A 3-part miniseries series that follows the incredible life of Chilean Isabel Allende, the world’s most widely read Spanish-language author and a tireless human rights activist. On HBO Max starting Friday, March 12.

  • Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: Tensions and temperatures rise at a Chicago music studio in 1927 when fiery, fearless blues singer Ma Rainey joins her band for a recording session. Starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman, streaming on Netflix.

  • TINA. With a wealth of never-before-seen footage, audio tapes, personal photos, and new interviews, including with the singer herself, TINA presents an unvarnished and dynamic account of the life and career of music icon Tina Turner. Streaming on HBO Max.

  • Moxie. Fed up with the sexist and toxic status quo at her high school, a shy 16-year-old finds inspiration from her mother’s rebellious past and anonymously publishes a zine that sparks a school-wide, coming-of-rage revolution. Based on the novel by Jennifer Mathieu, directed by Amy Poehler. Streaming on Netflix.