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Mission San Rafael Arcángel was founded as the 20th Spanish mission in the colonial province of Alta California by three priests—Father Narciso Durán from Mission San José, Father Abella from Mission San Francisco de Asís, Father Luis Gíl y Taboada from La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora Reina de los Angeles—on December 14, 1817, four years before Mexico gained independence from Spain.
Founded as a women's college in 1890 by the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael, it became the first Catholic institution in California to offer bachelor's degrees to women. The college became fully coeducational in 1971, and in 2000 became an independent liberal-arts university, changing from its original name of Dominican College of San Rafael. [63]
Philip K. Dick, science fiction author, lived in Point Reyes Station 1958–1963 and in San Rafael and Santa Venetia through 1972 [1] Mike Dirnt, bass player, Green Day [citation needed] Allen Drury, novelist, 1960 Pulitzer Prize winner, author of Advise and Consent; George Duke, Tamalpais High School, Class of 1963, jazz pianist
The Museum of International Propaganda features a permanent collection of propaganda posters, paintings, sculptures, and artifacts from more than 25 countries. The main gallery showcases unique and educational images, representing the political art of various nations, including North Korea, Cuba, Nazi Germany, China, Iran, and the Soviet Union. [1]
2. The day became Women's History Week in 1978. An education task force in Sonoma County, California kicked off Women's History Week in 1978 on March 8, International Women's Day, according to the ...
History of women in California (11 C, 157 P) L. Lesbian culture in California (1 C, 23 P) ... Dominican Sisters of San Rafael; Double Union; G.
San Diego College for Women; San Diego serial murders; San Francisco 49ers Gold Rush; San Francisco Girls Chorus; San Francisco Women Artists; San Pedro Woman's Club; San Rafael Improvement Club; Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders; Santa Clara Women's Club Adobe; Sausalito Woman's Club; Gertrude Tompkins Silver; Sister Spit; Sisters of the ...
Mission San Rafael Arcángel (Spanish: La Misión del Gloriosísimo Príncipe San Rafael, Arcángel, lit. The Mission of the Glorious Prince, Archangel Saint Raphael) is a replica Spanish mission in San Rafael, California. The original mission was founded in 1817 as a medical asistencia ("sub-mission") of Mission San Francisco de Asís.