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In 1987, after being petitioned by the National Women's History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as Women's History Month. [10] Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women's History Month. [10]
This Women’s History Month we are highlighting the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society Women’s History Month: Top photos from The Independent archive Skip to ...
A demonstrator holds a sign while gathering on the National Mall during the Women's March in Washington D.C., U.S., on Jan. 21, 2017. Credit - Eric Thayer–Bloomberg—Getty Images
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The march led to the creation of The Women's History Research Center, a central archive of the women's movement from 1968 to 1974. [43] Laura X also thought it unfair for half the human race, meaning women, to have only one day a year and called for National Women's History Month to be built around International Women's Day. [44]
In 1980, President Jimmy Carter declared the week of March 8 Women's History Week across the country. By 1986, 14 states had declared the entire month of March Women's History Month, according to ...
Every March, we celebrate women's contributions to history and present-day society with Women’s History Month. “Feminists in the 1970s critiqued the exclusion and lack of recognition of women ...
Image Notes 3 Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913: 8 Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting: Painting by woman artist Artemisia Gentileschi: 10 Ane Brun: Coincides with her birthday 12 Jaimie Alexander: Coincides with her birthday 18 The Railway: Depicts two women, including painter Victorine Meurent