We are more than half way through Women’s History Month but there is plenty of time to learn about the contributions of women through history.

Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed 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 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, all Presidents have issued a series of annual proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month.”  

You can learn more about Women's History by visiting Women's History Month on the web at WomensHistoryMonth.gov.



Links to Learn More

National Women's History Museum
https://www.nwhm.org/

The National Women's History Project
http://www.nwhp.org/

National Museum of Women In the Arts
https://nmwa.org/

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