March Is Women's History Month
Every March, the United States honors the generations of women and their contributions to society.
Harris & Ewing. Penn[sylvania] on the picket line-- 1917. Women of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Woman's Party, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Web. 22 Jan 2015.
Photo of Sojourner Truth, from “The Oratory of Women's Suffrage.” Films On Demand, Films Media Group, 2005,
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Recognition and celebration of Women's History in the United States began in 1981. That year, Congress requested and authorized the President to proclaim the week beginning on March 7, 1982 as Women's History Week. That week of celebration was extended to a full month in 1987, after a petition by the National Women's History Project.
For more information about Women's History Month, visit http://womenshistorymonth.gov/.
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