Edificio de Mujeres, San Fran

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Edificio de Mujeres, or The Women’s Building, is a woman owned and operated community centre that opened in 1979. The exterior is covered with a painting titled “MaestraPeace” which depicts women of different cultures and ages throughout history, both real and fictional. Six hundred names are written into the mural. A group of seven women artists (and numerous helpers and volunteers) completed the painting in 1994 (it was restored in 2012). What follows here is a selection of images showing parts of the mural.

below: Over the front entrance

front of the womens building in san francisco, bare breasted woman at top center

part of maestrapeace, a mural on the womens building,

part of maestrapeace, a mural on the womens building, African woman with very large holes as earrings, with a baby

part of maestrapeace, a mural on the womens building, as seen from across the street
part of maestrapeace, a mural on the womens building, women holding hands above their heads and dancing, one of whom is in a wheelchair

part of maestrapeace, a mural on the womens building around the entrance to the building

part of maestrapeace, a mural on the womens building

part of maestrapeace, a mural on the womens building, painting of symbols and patterns around a door

part of maestrapeace, a mural on the womens building, a Spanish looking woman and a black woman standing beside each other
part of maestrapeace, a mural on the womens building, two large hands, one holding a succulent plant with people inside and the other hand is holding a woman coming out of the water with many large waves
part of maestrapeace, a mural on the womens building, three women

part of maestrapeace, a mural on the womens building, a nurse, and an elderly woman

part of maestrapeace, a mural on the womens building

part of maestrapeace, a mural on the womens building, an older woman standing up

part of maestrapeace, a mural on the womens building

part of maestrapeace, a mural on the womens building

According to Wikipedia, the artists involved were: Juana Alicia, Miranda Bergman, Edythe Boone, Susan Kelk Cervantes, Meera Desai, Yvonne Littleton, and Irene Perez

Photos taken February 2025

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