This collection contains materials from the Inlandia Institute's oral history project, "'Making Waves: Women's Environmental Movement," which documented the stories of seven Inland Empire area environmentalists in late 2011 and early 2012.

Women interviewed for the project included Jane Block, Liz Cunnison, Melba Dunlap, Beverly Wingate Maloof, Sue Nash, Penny Newman, and Ruth Anderson Wilson. The interviews tackle each individual’s personal political views on the environment, as well as their contributions to the Women’s Environmental Movement. Interviewees also address questions regarding their personal lives, career choices and contributions in other conservation efforts and movements, such as Habitat Conservation Plans, land conservation plans, and the Green Belt movement.

In addition to paper transcripts of interviews, the collection also contains a CD and DVD with MP4 videos of the interviews, PDF files of the transcripts, and digital images of each participant.