Celebrate Women's History Month Across SoCal, With Metrolink
Commemorate local women of impact via Metrolink with this collection of historically and culturally significant SoCal destinations where women left their mark.
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Arts & Culture
Baldwin Park
Judy Baca's "Danza Indigenas" Archway and Toypurina’s Legacy
Baldwin Park Station“Danza Indigenas” by L.A. artist Judy Baca depicts the archway of the nearby San Gabriel Mission at the Baldwin Park Metrolink station.
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Accomodations
Los Angeles
Vada Watson Somerville and the Dunbar Hotel
L.A. Union StationVada Watson Somerville co-founded Hotel Somerville (today called "Dunbar Village"), which was described by modern Black Women in America in the 1920s as an elegant space for gathering to fight for social change.
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Arts & Culture
Los Angeles
The Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
L.A. Union StationNamed after the Los Angeles feminist and philanthropist, The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the largest stages in the United States. *The Music Center's tour is called the Symphonian Tour, and it is a 90-minute docent-led tour of The Music Center’s four theatres: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum and Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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Arts & Culture
Irvine
Joan Irvine Smith and UC Irvine
Irvine StationJoan Irvine Smith was a philanthropist, arts patron, horse trainer and heiress to the Irvine family fortune.
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Arts & Culture
Riverside
Julia Morgan and the Riverside Art Museum
Riverside - Downtown StationFemale architect Julia Morgan was a pioneer in her profession and created the building that was once the Riverside YWCA, now home to the Riverside Art Museum.
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Family
Los Angeles
Women's History Month at the Los Angeles Central Library
L.A. Union StationTake any Metrolink line (except the Inland Empire Orange County Line) to Los Angeles Union Station and visit the Los Angeles Central Library to learn about the powerful and pioneering women of early Hollywood.
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Events
Los Angeles
Women Who Shaped Los Angeles - A Walking Tour in Downtown LA
L.A. Union StationTake any Metrolink line (except the Inland Empire Orange County line) to Los Angeles Union Station on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10 a.m. for an immersive walking tour delving into women's history in Los Angeles.
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Food & Beverage
Los Angeles
MADE by DWC Café & Gift Boutique
L.A. Union StationMADE by DWC Café & Gift Boutique serves hot beverages and baked goods, with a space that showcases home goods created by formerly unhoused women who are currently employed in the organization's job-training program.
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Accomodations
Los Angeles
Hotel Figueroa
L.A. Union StationDowntown LA’s historic Hotel Figueroa was the largest commercial building funded by women for women when it originally opened.
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