About Women’s History Month
Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as “Women’s History Week.” In 1987 after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month.” Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. Since 1995, presidents have issued a series of annual proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month.” These proclamations celebrate the contributions women have made to the United States and recognize the specific achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields.
from https://womenshistorymonth.gov/about/
Rosa Parks (1913-2005)
Online Resources
- National Women’s History Museum
- Library of Congress Digital Collections: Women’s History
- National Women’s History Alliance
- United Nations. International Women’s Day March 8
- International Women’s Day
Watch
- International Women’s Day 2022 – Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow YouTube Presentation
- The Women Suffrage Centennial: Impact and legacy National Archives YouTube Channel
- What is Women’s History Month? – National Women’s History Month Facts for Kids
Migrant Mother’ 1936. Dorothea Lange
Beanstack Reading Challenge
Join the Women Changemakers Challenge March 1 – 31st : Throughout the month of March, participants in the challenge can earn virtual badges for reading books from our curated list about women who made a difference! At the end of the month, one lucky winner will receive a prize! The more badges you earn, the greater the likelihood it will be you!
Read
Nonfiction
- American women’s almanac: 500 years of making history / Deborah G. Felder
- The Book of gutsy women / Hillary Rodham Clinton & Chelsea Clinton
- The Astronauts wife’s club / Lily Koppel
- Who cooked the last supper? The women’s history of the world / Rosalind Miles
- Women our story / Smithsonian Women forward by Rebecca Boggs
- Smithsonian American women : remarkable objects and stories / ed. by Victoria Page
- 33 Things every girl should know about women’s history / ed. by Tonya Bolden
- Hidden figures / Margot Shetterly
Fiction
- Sisters in arms / Kaia Alderson
- White houses / Amy Bloom
- Olive Again / Elizabeth Strout
- The giver of stars / Jojo Moyes
- Homegoing / Yaa Gyasi
- The Joy luck club / Amy Tan
- The Vanishing half / Brit Bennett
