[1] The Waitresses were co-founded at the Woman's Building by Feminist Studio Workshop (FSW) graduates[2] Jerri Allyn and Anne Gauldin in 1977.
The group eventually grew to 14 people, including Elizabeth Canelake, Anne Mavor, Anita Green, and Chutney Gunderson Berry.
[2] In 2011, The Waitresses were featured in an exhibition about the Woman's Building, "Doin' It In Public", at Otis College of Art and Design.
[6] Ready to Order?, the group's first performance, involved a sexually provocative waitress earning a big tip.
The piece was a part of a 7-day, site specific conceptual work conceived by Jerri Allyn, and was performed during business hours at a local Los Angeles restaurant.