Women have played an integral part in the development of Bakersfield College since its founding in 1913, and this page is dedicated to our celebrations of women on campus, student organizations dedicated to empowering women, and recognizing the history of women who have helped make the Home of the Renegades the place that it is today. 

Bakersfield College is a proud institutional member of the California Community Colleges Womens Caucus. 

Videos

Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

"Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Fight For What You Care About" premiered on October 29, 2020.

#LightACandle: A Juneteenth Conversation

The #LightACandle: A Juneteenth Conversation" programming took place throughout June 2020.

Women in Leadership Panel

The Women in Leadership Panel took place on March 1, 2019.

BC Women's Celebrations

• Women's History and More
• BC Women in Leadership annual program
• A Tribute to Ruth Bader-Ginsburg

Student Organizations

• Latinas Unidas
• Women in Science and Engineering

Sonya Christian

Sonya Christian was the 10th President of Bakersfield College and is now chancellor for the District. She has been a statewide leader in public education through her work as Chair of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). In 2016, she was named "Woman of the Year" by California Assemblymember Rudy Salas and the Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

• BC Office of the President
• Sonya Christian's Blog
• Salas Honors Dr. Sonya Christian as Woman of the Year
• BC President named Woman of the Year by Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• One on One: Bakersfield College President Sonya Christian talked about her work at the state level

Past Women Leaders at Bakersfield College

Grace Van Dyke Bird

• About Grace Van Dyke Bird
• BC's first president set the bar for leadership in higher education
• Grace Van Dyke Bird Leadership Award

Sandra Serrano

• Sandra Serrano Bio: Leadership Institute For Tomorrow (LIFT)
• Chancellor Announces Her Intent to Retire

Jerry Ludeke

• BC Archives Honors Jerry Ludeke

Charlie Mae Littlejohn

• Memories of the Move: Charlie Mae Littlejohn (English Dept. Support Staff at BC and one of the first graduates from the Panorama Campus)

Women Advocacy by Campus Leaders

• Sonya Christian at the 2018 Bakersfield Women's Business Conference
• Community Voices: Women have been agents of change in our community (Lesley Bonds, BC Director of Student Success and Equity)
• Local Latinas talk about hurdles they overcame in honor of Dolores Huerta Day
• BC celebrates Women's History Month with series of events