Starting March 1 – March 31, we celebrate Women’s History Month, by honoring phenomenal women in many industries, communities, or better yet, from our very own homes (thank you to the awesome wives, moms, aunts, and grandmas). So, have you ever wondered how Women’s History Month started?
When did it all happened?
Since 1978, the School District of Sonoma has celebrated women’s achievements in culture, history, and society for a week, according to history. Students from the California School District participated by entering an essay contest called “Real Women” and celebrated with a parade. According to history, the media network states, “A few years later, the idea had caught on within communities, school districts, and organizations across the country.” Former President Jimmy Carter declared National Women’s History Week in 1980, followed by Congress to expand the celebration in March by passing a resolution to be national in the United States in 1981.
According to the Library of Congress, The National Women’s History Project made Congress pass the event after their lucrative petition in 1987. “American women of every race, class, and ethnic background served as early leaders in the forefront of every major progressive social change movement, not only to secure their own right of suffrage and equal opportunity, but also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, and other movements to create a more fair and just society for all.”
From Beyonce to Rihanna in the music industry; First Ladies Michelle Obama to Dr. Jill Biden; Scientists Jane Goodall and Shirley Ann Jackson; Local leaders Pam Iorio to Jane Castor; Serena Williams to Naomi Osaka in Sports; and in politics, Shirley Chisholm and Hillary Clinton to Vice President Kamala Harris, are the reasons we celebrate Women’s History Month.
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Updated on May 25, 2023
