Mimi Farina

Mimi Baez Farina first picked up a guitar when she was thirteen. By the time she was eighteen, she was performing her music on stage. After that, Mimi’s life was always close to the performing arts. In 1974, Mimi became the founder and guiding force behind Bread and Roses, a non-profit organization which brings free, […]

Mae Wygant

Mae Wygant is an artist with vision. It is her ability to carry her vision to fruition that has benefited thousands of elderly Bay Area residents. An ordained elder at her church, Mae spoke with fellow church members gathered at her kitchen table about the unmet needs of older Marinites. Many were passing their days […]

Elizabeth Terwilliger

Elizabeth Terwilliger, known to generations of Marin residents as “Mrs. T,” has devoted over forty years of her life to environment teaching. She began the work as a young mother when she took her own children on nature walks. During these times, she shared her high regard for all living creatures and extensive knowledge about […]

Vera Schultz

Vera Schultz was a trailblazer for Marin County women’s involvement in politics. During her lifetime, she was a living demonstration that women can make a constructive contribution to society. She was first elected to the Mill Valley City Council, and within a few years she became the first woman ever elected to the Marin County […]

Edna Muse

Edna Muse is a volunteer dedicated to many Marin organizations. She has committed countless hours to many causes that impact the quality of life for local residents, including the American Cancer Society, the Novato Human Needs Center, the Novato Unified School District and numerous local hospitals. She co-founded the Concerned Parents of Novato, a multiracial […]

Anne T. Kent

Anne T. Kent devoted her life to serving and enriching the Marin community through her enthusiastic interest and energetic participation in a variety of activities. She showed her love of the environment by donating half of Kent Island in Bolinas Lagoon to the Nature Conservancy as a wildlife refuge. A woman who loved being outdoors, […]

Patricia Hallinan, M.D.

Patricia Hallinan was one of the first women to graduate from Stanford Medical School. Although she was actively discouraged from pursuing medical studies by some of her professors (who did not want female students), she successfully completed her medical program. When medical internships (other than at children’s hospitals) were routinely denied to women, Patricia Hallinan […]

Mimi Farina

Mimi Baez Farina first picked up a guitar when she was thirteen. By the time she was eighteen, she was performing her music on stage. After that, Mimi’s life was always close to the performing arts. In 1974, Mimi became the founder and guiding force behind Bread and Roses, a non-profit organization which brings free, […]