The answers to the big Qs
Did You Know, Every 4 out of 10 businesses are owned by women?
Happy March!
It’s Women’s History Month and we got a lot to talk about. Since the pandemic, we’re unable to really do most things we used to pre-covid19 (ahhh the good old days, no face mask) but there’s no reason not to celebrate the baddies of history, right?
Anyways…
Despite the pandemic, women has and always will thrive.
Now let’s go straight to the most common questions.
What’s Women’s History Month?
A month dedicated to the accomplishments and struggles of women throughout history.
When is Women’s History Month?
The US, UK, and Australia celebrates in March while Canada celebrates it in October.
Timeline of Events
1908:
On March 8th, fifteen thousand female (most of whom were immigrants) garment workers marched in New York City to protest working conditions and to fight for higher wages. After this march, others followed including the famed “Uprising of the 20,000.” The uprising consist of both women and teenage girls. They stood up against police to demand improved safer working environments.
1909:
On February 28th, it was declared Women’s Day in honor of those brave women who marched the streets for their rights a year earlier.
1910:
Around the same period, German Women’s Rights Activist / Socialist, Clara Zetkin was leading a 2nd international working women’s conference where she would later coin the term International Women’s Day.
1911:
On March 8th, The 1st International Women’ s Day was celebrated across the globe. This commiserates International Women’s Day as a day for women across the world to unite against gender inequalities and oppression.
1919–1920:
The women’s suffrage was in full swing. On Aug 26th, 1920, Women’s Rights officially became the 19th Amendment.
Did You Know: Before 1974, Women weren’t allow to own their own credit cards?
1975:
The UN officially sponsored International Women’s Day as a worldwide holiday
1978:
The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission established The National Women’s History Project (NWHP) as a way to add women’s history in the K-12 curriculum in Santa Rosa. The NWHP was a huge success and grew into national programs across the country.
1979:
Women Author & Historian, Gerda Lerner heard about NWHP’s triumphs and in response, she pushed for their ideas to be heard by Congress.
1980:
Former President, Jimmy Carter also heard about NWHP. He issued the 1st presidential proclamation to mark Women’s Week as a official holiday.
“Women’s history is women’s right — an essential, indispensable heritage from which we can draw pride, comfort, courage, and long range vision,”
1981:
Congress passed a new public law, Pub. L. 97–28 which would recognize and proclaim that beginning on March 7, 1982 it would be “Women’s History Week.”
1986:
The NWHP pushed for the week to become a month lobbying Congress
1987:
Finally at long last, Congress passed Pub. L. 100–9 , this officially confirmed the status of Women’s History Month
1988-Today:
According to WomenHistoryMonth.gov, Presidents have issued a series of annual proclamations still declaring the month of March as “Women’s History Month.” These proclamations celebrate the contributions women have made and recognizes the achievements women have made in various fields over the course of history.
Cheers to all women who made Women’s History possible. Past is the past, let’s look forwards to the next generations of leaders.
Who are the current trailblazers?
Ways to celebrate 2021?
Every year, the The NWHA gives that year a theme to celebrate around. This year’s theme is Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to be Silenced.
Here are some things you can do this month.
- Educating yourself on fellow women leaders both past and present
2. Support your local women’s alliance organization or a women-owned business
3. Donate to a local women’s shelter
Above all, Do whatever you can to continue the strive towards equality!
