Women of Color in Early California
Posted on February 25, 2020 by Sonoma Valley Sun
Thursday, February 27: Women of Color in Early California
Drawing from writings of the time, historian and writer Ida Rae Egli, reveals the lives of Native Peoples through stories, accounts and diaries of historic women of color, a surprisingly diverse female population in early California.
The descendant of Gold Rush immigrants, Egli (above) is editor of No Rooms of Their Own: Women Writers of Early California, 1848-1869, and Women of the Gold Rush: The New Penelope and Other Stories. Presented by California State Parks. 7 p.m. Sonoma Mission Chapel, 114 East Spain St. $5-$10 at the door.
