Making Milestones. Shaping Tomorrows.

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. Two Films (with Intermission)
• 5:30-7 p.m. Program
• 7-8 p.m. Reception

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.