We are incredibly fortunate to work with a solid group of women who not only align with our core values but are mentors and leaders. To the women of Sender One, the managers, gym staff, and yoga instructors, we are inspired by you -- a unique bunch where some are moms, sisters, artists, runners, aerialists, and even an ex-stunt double. Thank you for your passion, kindness, teamwork, and authenticity!

In this two-part blog series and in light of Women’s History Month, we asked a few questions to some of the women at Sender One. Find out who they look up to, discover recommendations for women-focused books/films/podcasts, and take in some thoughtful advice.

Check out Women of Sender One: Part 2 here.

Now, here are some of our wonderful ladies from Sender One SNA and LAX!

We hope you've enjoyed our blogs in celebration of Women's History Month! We're wrapping up by sharing this list of women-owned businesses.

Indulge yourself in a savory or sweet treat prepared by talented female chefs. Rock some of the sweetest climbing fashions on the market. Deck your home in stylish, sustainable designs. Make yourself a priority with body and mind therapies. 

The following shortlist of women-owned businesses can help you do all that and more. Check them out and explore the magic that women create in our world!

FOOD & DRINK

The Source Cafe

www.thesourcecafe.com/

Hermosa Beach, CA
Manhattan Beach, CA

CLIMBING

Static Climbing

www.staticclimbing.com

Your gear is made with the most earth-friendly, fun, and authentic materials we can source like our locally bought Organic Lavender that is added to each of our products to give it that unique finish. Since 2014 our chalk bags and buckets have been handmade down to the last stitch in San Diego, CA and we are stoked to keep growing with you.

Tiny Holds

www.tinyholds.com

Tiny Holds are handcrafted rock climbing accessories for the obsessed climber. Each hold is individually hand-sculpted and crafted together by Tiny Me [Britney]!

Dynamite Starfish

www.dynamitestarfish.com

We offer our designs on t-shirts and tanks, which are carefully chosen for softness, comfort, and the least environmental impact. All our tees are screen-printed by hand (most times by the artist/owner) in Los Angeles, California.

Comfortable Adventures

www.comfortableadventures.com

Our mission is to produce low-impact, high comfort hemp goods for modern outdoors womxn in the pursuit of comfortable adventure.

GIFTS & GOODS

Home/Work

www.shophomework.com

Whether visiting online or in-person, our locally-owned boutique caters to the thoughtful shopper with its unique selection of stylish and functional designer pieces that take fair labor, affordability, and sustainability into consideration. Owner Sonia McMoran selects each item that makes it into the shop, from global finds made in Senegal, Rwanda, and Turkey, to small-batch goods handcrafted locally.

The Sill

www.thesill.com

Plants make us happier, healthier, more efficient, and boost our creativity. They even clean the air we breathe. But all our modern city-living has us indoors a lot. So we thought: why not bring the outdoors in? We think everyone deserves to have their own personal plant oasis. And, we think finding your new plant should be, well, easy.

WELLNESS

Out-dôrz

www.out-dorz.com

Fueled by nature's natural high, Erin began traveling the world witnessing fragile ecosystems while uncovering her own truths that called for a toolkit of products to protect both herself and the environment naturally.  Prone to inflammation CBD became essential in maintaining her daily well-being as well as using a natural suncare regimen that was reef safe and non-toxic. Created with balance in mind, it was from these explorations that Out-dôrz Adventure Care came to be.

Saged App

www.sagedapp.com

Saged is your resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices. We have collected the best hands-on, bite-sized advice to help you incorporate spirituality, self-care, and mindfulness in your busy life. We are working with the best “Sages”, practitioners and professionals that will help improve your quality of life and expand your awareness.

SUPPORT A GREAT CAUSE!

For Women's History Month, Sender One is donating 25% of net proceeds from the Sender One online store to The Loveland Foundation. This foundation is committed to "showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls. [Their] resources and initiatives are collaborative and they prioritize opportunity, access, validation, and healing."

Women shape the world around us, lending their brilliant minds to magnificent innovations, becoming leaders in their communities, leveling the walls surrounding equality reform, and facing adversity with unique bravery. Delve into the lives of these mostly non-fictional women who are the stars of our film and documentary list this week. Let their stories lift you up, humble you to your core, or spark an emotional cord. 

Want to learn more? Our short-list of women-inspired podcasts are a must-listen for Women’s History Month.

FILMS

Hidden Figures (2016, PG)

Director: Theodore Melfi

Hidden Figures tells the incredible untold story of Katherine Jonson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson– brilliant African-American women working at NASA who served as the brains behind the launch into orbit of astronaut John Glenn, a stunning achievement that turned around the space race. The visionary trio crossed all gender and racial line and inspired generations.¹

Queen of Katwe (2016, PG)

Director: Mira Nair

Disney presents Queen of Katwe, a movie based on a vibrant true story starring Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo, and directed by Mira Nair. A Ugandan girl’s life changes forever when she discovers she has an amazing talent for chess, in this celebration of the human spirit.²

Wonder Woman (2017, PG-13)

Director: Patty Jenkins

Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers…and her true destiny.​³

DOCUMENTARIES

For Sama (2019)

Directors: Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts

For Sama is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married, and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her.⁴

Girl Rising (2013, PG-13)

Director: Richard E. Robbins

Girl Rising travels the globe to meet nine unforgettable girls, striving beyond circumstance and overcoming nearly insurmountable odds to achieve their dreams. Directed by Academy Award Nominee, Richard E. Robbins, produced by Martha Adams, written by acclaimed female writers, and voiced by celebrated actresses including Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington, Anne Hathaway, and more, Girl Rising proves that one girl with courage is a revolution.⁵

Pretty Strong (2020)

Directors: Colette McInerney, Julie Ellison, Leslie Hittmeier

From 5.13 big walls in Yosemite to 5.14 sport climbs in Mexico to V14 boulder problems in Colorado, Pretty Strong follows eight of the world’s strongest female climbers as they explore new climbing areas, send hard projects, and push the boundaries of the sport and themselves. Putting badass ladies front and center, this film is about some of the best climbers in the world—some you know, some you don’t—doing what they do best: crushing hard rock climbs.⁶

RBG (2018, PG)

Directors: Julie Cohen, Betsy West

At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But the unique personal journey of her rise to the nation's highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans – until now. RBG explores Ginsburg's life and career.⁷

PODCASTS

What'sHerName

Committed to reclaiming forgotten history, What’sHerName tells the stories of fascinating women you’ve never heard of (but should have). Through compelling interviews with guest historians, writers, and scholars, Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle bring to life the “lost” women of history. Fascinating and funny, thought-provoking and thoughtful, What’sHerName restores women’s voices to the conversation.

SUPPORT A GREAT CAUSE!

For Women's History Month, Sender One is donating 25% of net proceeds from the Sender One online store to The Loveland Foundation. This foundation is committed to "showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls. [Their] resources and initiatives are collaborative and they prioritize opportunity, access, validation, and healing."

Follow along all month long as we share topics in celebration of Women's History Month!

Just as beautiful on the inside as on the outside and twice as strong; the stories told by and about the heroine women in this following list of must-read books, really pack a punch! These powerful women have overcome tremendous obstacles, fought for equality on different fronts, and now their stories show us how we can rise up to achieve our own goals, just as they’ve achieved theirs. This week for Women's History Month, we're recommending a reading list for anyone who wants to gain a different or new perspective from a variety of influential women. 

EMPOWERING MUST-READS

Becoming

Michelle Obama

“She is taking the country by the hand on an intimate tour of everyday African-American life and ambition while recounting her rise from modest origins to the closest this country has to nobility. She’s meditating on the tensions women face in a world that speaks of gender equality but in which women still bear the greater burdens of balancing career and family” -- Isabel Wilkerson, The New York Times

Girl, Stop Apologizing

Rachel Hollis

“It’s time to truly embrace your greatness, and there is no better rally cry than “Girl, Stop Apologizing.” Unapologetic herself, Rachel is the fearless girlfriend you need to help you leap into the bold unknown and fulfill that big audacious goal you have been waiting to achieve.” -- Amy Porterfield, Online Marketing Expert

Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More

Janet Mock

"I aspire to be as unflinchingly brave! Janet Mock's story simultaneously embodies, complicates, and subverts the concept of American exceptionalism and self-creation." -- Laverne Cox, actress, advocate, and star of Orange Is the New Black

The Radium Girls

Kate Moore

"Radium Girls is frighteningly easy to set in a wider context. The story of real women at the mercy of businesses who see them only as a potential risk to the bottom line is haunting precisely because of how little has changed; the glowing ghosts of the radium girls haunt us still." -- Genevieve Valentine, NPR

Unbowed

Wangari Maathai

“Wangari Maathai is the rare leader who knows how to create independence, not dependence. On the page as in person, her example makes each of us a little stronger, wiser, and braver than we ever thought we could be.” -- Gloria Steinem

We Should All Be Feminists

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“An enchanting plea by the award-winning Nigerian novelist to channel anger about gender inequality into positive change. Employing personal experience in her examination of ‘the specific and particular problem of gender,’…Adichie makes her arguments quietly but skillfully. A moving essay that should find its way into the hands of all students and teachers to provoke new conversation and awareness." -- Kirkus Reviews

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Malala's Magic Pencil

Malala Yousafzai

"This is a wonderful read for younger students that will also provide insight and encourage discussion about the wider world. ... The simplicity of Yousafzai's writing and the powerful message she sends, make this book inspirational for all." -- School Library Journal

March Forward, Girl

Melba Beals

“Beals writes openly about her feelings of hopelessness and helplessness, though her courage and resolve are just as evident. It’s a no-holds-barred reflection of the physical and psychological toll that prejudice, discrimination, and hate take on a young life” -- Publishers Weekly

She Persisted

Chelsea Clinton

“Exemplary . . . This well-curated list will show children that women’s voices have made themselves emphatically heard.” -- Booklist

SUPPORT A GREAT CAUSE!

For Women's History Month, Sender One is donating 25% of net proceeds from the Sender One online store to The Loveland Foundation. This foundation is committed to "showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls. [Their] resources and initiatives are collaborative and they prioritize opportunity, access, validation, and healing."