For four decades, the Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee has worked alongside our community to advance gender equity. On May 6, we’re marking the milestone together with two films, conversation, food, and a look at what comes next.

The Evening at a Glance

• 4 p.m. Arrival
• 4-5:30 p.m. Screening of two films (with Intermission)
• 5:30-7 p.m. Anniversary program, including a 4th graders take on the year 2040
• 7-8 p.m. Celebratory reception with four cakes, anniversary merch, and more!

About Film #1:

Most Dangerous Women: Women of the West (2022, pilot episode, 35 minutes) Throughout history, women changemakers have been labeled “dangerous” and “subversive,” and time has proven their vision right. This pilot episode follows the women of Wyoming and the broader West, where women first won the right to vote and hold public office, establishing themselves as leaders who would help shape the national fight for suffrage. Directed by Janet Fitch, the film received early grant support from the Women’s Fund. After Janet’s unexpected passing, WF funded the archiving of her work so it could remain freely available to the public at newmoononline.org.

About Film #2:

Women’s Voices: The Gender Gap (1984, short documentary, 16 minutes) A look back at the growing divide in voting patterns between men and women that became undeniable by the mid-1980s, the era the Women’s Fund was launched.

Become an Anniversary Pacesetter!

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Making an additional gift beyond your $40 registration helps ensure the Women’s Fund can keep seeding ideas, funding scholarships, and advancing gender equity for the next four decades… and beyond.

Join us in advancing the next 40 years of gender equity in greater Milwaukee.

PASSIONATE PARTNER

Doris Heiser

WF POWER ILLUMINATORS

Paige Hunt
Monica Shah-Davidson
Kosana Stojcevic
Marilka Vélez

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

Megan Anderson

Dorothy Dean/Disability Justice

Annette Jacobson

Julie Ragland