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Dear Members, In spite of the fact that you may see also
this very detailed report produced by Linda Wilson, on the
NFBPWC website, I decided to add it in its entirety to our
‘California Woman’—Spring Edition …. this for a few good
reasons:

1/- For all of us to recognize and appreciate the amount of
work that, each month, Linda puts in for our organization;
2/- Because it is a most comprehensive report keeping us all
very much up to date … not to mention the plethora of excel-
lent photos that it offers; … and …
3/- To encourage you to frequently visit—besides our CFBPW
website—both our NFBPWC and our BPW International web-
sites—To know them is to belong!
Contact Us - California Federation of Busi-
ness and Professional Women (bpwcal.org)

NFBPWC - Home
Home - BPW International (bpw-
international.org)

Finally, I wish to address a big ‘THANK YOU’ to all the members who have so generously contributed
their intellect, research, photos and time to the production of this edition. It is very deeply appreciated.

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California Winter Board and Public Policy Conference was Friday, February 23rd-
Saturday, February 24th at the Courtyard by Marriott, 2100 Empire Ave., Burbank and via
Zoom. Winter Board was the morning of February 23rd. There were 19 in-person attendees

and five on Zoom for the Board meeting. The packet for the meeting had most of the reports,
but Membership Chair Bessie Hironimus reported that CFBPW had 21 new members including
two new student members since June 2023.
There was one First Timer – Ann Potenza Smith, who is
producing a play on the Women’s Suffrage Movement entitled “The
War of the Roses” at the El Portal Theater in Hollywood. There are
nineteen actresses in the play
portraying suffragists.

The speaker for Winter Board
and Black History month was
Carolyn Hoskins, Founder,
First Timer Ann Potenza Executive Director and Curator of
with CFBPW Secretary
Katherine Winans the Domini Hoskins Black History
Museum and Learning Center.
Carolyn Hoskins