California is famous for its sunsets, mountains and Hollywood. But its women are also something to behold.
That's the theme behind a new state museum exhibit in Sacramento that salutes some of the biggest names in California's history — more than 200 women from astronaut Sally Ride to television chef Julia Child.
It's the brainchild of first lady Maria Shriver.
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Saying she noticed a prominent lack of women's images in the state Capitol museum, Shriver spurred the state Department of Parks and Recreation to produce a major exhibit on women pioneers and other standouts in the arts, business, sports, entertainment and the social world.