The Women’s History Month first began as just a week in March with President Jimmy Carter issuing the first Presidential Proclamation declaring the Week of March 8th 1980 as National Women’s History Week. Regarding the proclamation, he explained that “From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this nation. Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built America were as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well.”
In 1987 Congress passed Public Law 100-9, designating March as “Women’s History Month” and every year since, presidents have continued to issue annual proclamations. Many of this year’s monthly commemorations in the celebration, observance, and study of women are sponsored by the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Most of the events will premiere on both Facebook External and YouTube External. They will also be available for viewing afterwards at those sites and in the Library of Congress’ Event Videos collection.
One interesting program is an in-depth look at Eleanor Roosevelt by renowned author David Michaelis. His book Eleanor, published in October 2020, was the first major biography of America's longest-serving first lady in 60 years. Topics covered in the extensive biography include papers of the NAACP, the National Women’s Trade League, and personal papers of many close friends and family members.
Another scheduled event is Come Alive! Young Learners Program Meets Alice Paul. An energized suffragette in the early 20th century, Alice Paul revitalized the woman suffrage movement “with her determination, resolve, and unique plan to convince the nation that women deserve the right to vote.”
Check out the other activities and events regarding Women’s History Month. This is a great time to dive into history and learn more about all of the fascinating people that went before us.
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Source: womenshistorymonth.gov
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