Back in 1979, women in Sonoma County, California marched to celebrate what they called Women’s History Week – seven days to commemorate the contributions women have made to our society. On this episode of Inside the Issues, we explain the state's rich tradition of honoring women. 

Karriann Farrell Hinds, Vice President of the Los Angeles County Commission for Women, talks about the challenges women have faced in the United States and California and the contributions Southern Californian women have made. 

Spectrum News 1 reporter Sarina Sandoval shows us how the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment was celebrated in the state capitol. 

Major General Laura Yeager, Commander of the California Army National Guard Commander and Commander of the 40th Infantry Division, talks about being the first woman to lead an Army infantry division and what inspired her to join the military. 

Congresswoman Yvonne Brathwaite Burke was the first woman to give birth while in office. Her daughter, Assemblymember Autumn Burke, joins her to talk about being trailblazers for women for so many years and how they came to get involved in politics. 

Spectrum News 1 reporter Daniela Pardo talks to Sen. Hannah Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), the author of SB 826, which requires all publicly held corporations in California to have a minimum of one woman on their board of directors. 

Lisa Fernandez, Assistant Coach of UCLA Women’s Softball, three-time Olympic Gold Medalist and three-time Pan American Gold medalist, talks about her past as a softball player and what needs to be done to overcome pay inequity for female athletes. 

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