Why Women's History Month?
"Women's History Month are among the few holidays that have remained relatively uncommercialized in the United States. No advertisements tell you what to buy, how to celebrate, or why you should do so. Yet these March commemorations reveal a great deal about the role women have played in history--as well as about how women have struggled to preserve their history" (Rosen, Ruth. "Why Women's History Month?" The Chronicle of Higher Education 46.26, 2000).
So what should you do to celebrate the month of March? Browse this guide, make comments, search Academic Search Complete, and celebrate all women around you!
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Women's Studies Libguide
Facts For Women's History Month
National Women’s History Month’s roots go back to March 8, 1857, when
women from New York City factories staged a protest over working
conditions. International Women’s Day was first observed in 1909, but
it wasn’t until 1981 that Congress established National Women’s History
Week to be commemorated the second week of March. In 1987, Congress
expanded the week to a month. Every year since, Congress has passed a resolution for Women’s History Month, and the president has issued a
proclamation.
Population: 153.6 million
Earnings: $32,649 median annual
Voting: 65%
For more statistics dealing with volunteering, sports, jobs please check U.S. Census.
(The image from Women of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Woman's
Party, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress,
Events on Campus
Citizenship, Leadership, Service Tuesday March 16th 6:00 Hull 132 Fly Girls During WWII, more than a thousand women signed up to fly with the U.S. military. Wives, mothers, actresses and debutantes who joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) test-piloted aircraft, ferried planes and logged 60 million miles in the air. Thirty-eight women died in service. But the opportunity to play a critical role in the war effort was abruptly canceled by politics and resentment, and it would be 30 years before women would again break the sex barrier in the skies. Wednesday March 24th 6:00 Greenwood Library 147B We’ve Come a Long Way Baby: A Woman in the Navy 1973-1993 with Cheryl Jerome Cheryl Jerome will reflect upon her career in the Navy which included the transition from sex segregation to an integrated military. The program will also include the short film “Called to Serve: A History of America’s Military Women” Thursday March 25th 8 p.m., Ballroom, Lankford Student Union Sustainability Film Series: Sisters on the Planet Climate change hits poor people hardest—especially poor women, who are disproportionately affected. Oxfam’s Sisters on the Planet initiative brings together women leaders to raise awareness about women and climate change, and to influence policy to help vulnerable communities adapt to the crisis. This film explores some of the women leaders who are helping their communities transform. Monday March 29th 7:00 Hull 132 Ask Not This film explores the history and implications of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy including its impact on lesbian and bisexual women in the armed services.
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