Women's History Month

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Women's History Month

Women's History Month

Welcome! In this guide you will find different resources about women's history and the celebration of women's history month.

African american women from the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) holding signs about voting - from the 1950s

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Frances Albrier. San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women. 1956. Smithsonian American Women's History Museum, Smithsonian, womenshistory.si.edu/topics/black-women. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

About Women's History Month

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/. 

Women's History Month

March Is Women's History Month

Every March, the United States honors the generations of women and their contributions to society.

photo of demonstration to safeguard women workers

Demonstration for safe practices for women in industry (click on image to enlarge)

From: https://itoldya420.getarchive.net/amp/media/safety-parade-12122-e2eb8e 


Web Resources

Streaming Film

Streaming Films


Check out this documentary from Films On Demand:  Women First & Foremost

"Women First & Foremost offers shining examples of how generations of women have achieved their deserved place at the forefront of history."

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Articles about Women and Girls, from The New York Times

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