Tag: womenshistorymonth
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Women’s History Month 2020 Celebrates “Valiant Women of the Vote”
The month of March is Women’s History Month, dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the central role of women in American history. Women’s History Month began as Women’s History Week in 1981 and was observed as such until 1986. Beginning in 1987, resulting from petitions from the National Women’s History Project, Congress extended the week to a…
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Women’s History Month 2019: Famous Women in History
The month of March is Women’s History Month, dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the central role of women in American history. In honor of this event, NAWRB is recognizing the phenomenal achievements by women in history.
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Women’s History Month: March 2018
The month of March marks National Women’s History Month, dedicated to celebrating the contributions of women throughout history and in present society. Congress first established National Women’s History Week in 1981, until it was expanded to the entire month six years later. The roots of this celebration stem back to women’s protests in New York…