Women’s History Month March 2021

 

2021 Theme  “Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to Be Silenced.” – National History Women’s Alliance. The National Women’s History Alliance started by leading a coalition that successfully lobbied Congress to designate March as Women’s History Month, now celebrated across the country.[2] Today, the National Women’s History Alliance is known nationally as the only clearinghouse providing information and training in multicultural women’s history for educators, community organizations, and parents-for anyone wanting to expand their understanding of the historic contributions of women.  –  Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Women%27s_History_Alliance

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Women’s History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated during March in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, corresponding with International Women’s Day on March 8, and during October in Canada, corresponding with the celebration of Persons Day on October 18.[1]The commemoration began in 1978 as “Women’s History Week” in Sonoma County, California, and was championed by Gerda Lerner and the National Women’s History Alliance to be recognized as a national week and then month in the United States, spreading internationally after that.[2][3]  – Wikipedia      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_History_Month    https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/womens-history-month

March 8, 2021:  “INTERNATIONAL WOMENSDAY”  https://www.internationalwomensday.com/

  Honoring Democratic Women in politics.

 

 

 

 

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