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Wonderful Woman Wednesday Chicago celebrates WOMEN by supporting, networking, inspiring and serving!

04/13/2026

It is a new week, full of possibilities! Happy Monday!

04/08/2026

Let's get busy Winning this Wins-day!

04/05/2026

Peace and Blessings!

04/01/2026

Ahhhh, the beginning of April falls on a Wednesday! Happy April!!! Wonderful Woman Wednesday Chicago

03/31/2026

On this last day of Women's History Month we partnered with Morgan Park High School to give out hair care products via our annual Black Hair Care Product Drive. Through your product and monetary donations we gave out $3K plus in products which included raffling off 5 gift bags, 7 ceramic hood dryers and 1 ceramic curling iron. Shout out to Mrs. Becton and the National Honor Society for hosting us!

We do this every year, usually with a women's shelter, but this year hit different as it was so much more personal. Being able to see and talk with the students versus just dropping off donations was so rewarding as their reactions were priceless.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for making this a huge success. Our hearts were full to see the impact we made today as the students came during their lunch periods to receive the FREE products....the smiles, shock and appreciation they showed is why we do what we do! One said wow yall are bosses!!!

03/20/2026

Happy FriYAY and first official day of Spring!!!

03/17/2026

📢 Share a pic here for Women's History Month if/when you exercise your right to VOTE in this election!!!

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For many women, the 19th Amendment was only the beginning of a much longer fight.

When the 19th Amendment became law on August 26, 1920, 26 million adult female Americans were nominally eligible to vote. But full electoral equality was still decades away for many women of color who counted among that number.

The federal suffrage amendment prohibited discrimination on the basis of s*x, but it did not address other kinds of discrimination that many American women faced: women from marginalized communities were excluded on the basis of gender and race.

Native American, Asian American, Latinx and African American suffragists had to fight for their own enfranchisement long after the 19th Amendment was ratified. Only over successive years did each of those groups gain access to the ballot.

After the 19th Amendment, the work to secure the vote for all women has continued. Beyond 1920, diverse women expanded voting access to more Americans, and their project of creating a more equitable society through voting rights persists today.

03/08/2026

Women’s rights mean nothing if we cannot defend them.

Today, March 8th is International Women’s Day 2026, and it comes at a time when justice systems are under strain. War, repression, and political tensions are weakening the rule of law and limiting access to justice for millions of women and girls.

The global theme for International Women’s Day 2026 is “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls. This theme aligns with the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), which focuses on strengthening access to justice for all women and girls. It calls for dismantling discriminatory laws, strengthening legal protections, addressing structural barriers, and ensuring that justice systems work for women and girls in practice.

Despite decades of progress, no country has achieved full legal equality between women and men. Globally, women currently enjoy only 64 per cent of the legal rights compared to men. At the current pace, it could take 286 years to close the legal protection gap. This is not just a statistic; it reflects structural barriers, discriminatory laws, harmful social norms, and persistent gaps between legal commitments and lived realities.

Across the Europe and Central Asia region, many countries have improved their gender equality legislation, particularly laws addressing violence against women. Yet despite these advancements, significant gaps in ensuring real access to justice for women and girls remain, a new UN Women report shows. Not all countries have standalone non-discrimination laws, and many still need to review legislation in areas such as family law, employment, property rights, or political and public participation to eliminate discriminatory provisions.

Too often, women are turned away, not believed, revictimized, or priced out of legal support. Without equality, justice never arrives.

03/05/2026

The theme for Women's History Month 2026 is "Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future." This theme honors women who are reimagining and rebuilding systems to ensure long-term sustainability across environmental, economic, educational, and societal arenas.

It recognizes the powerful leadership of women in creating a future that is rooted in equity, justice, and opportunity for all. The theme encourages communities, schools, and organizations to mark Women's History Month in unique ways that reflect the theme of women creating a sustainable future.

03/04/2026

Women’s History Month Spotlight:
Kathryn Magnolia Johnson
Political Activist • Educator • Civil Rights Organizer • Author

Kathryn Johnson was born on December 15, 1878, in Darke County, Ohio, to Walter and Lucinda Jane McCown Johnson. She grew up alongside her brother, Dr. Joseph Lowery Johnson, who later became a U.S. ambassador to Liberia.

Kathryn attended high school in New Paris, Ohio, and earned her bachelor’s degree and teaching certificate from Wilberforce University. She later continued her studies at the University of North Dakota.

She began her teaching career in Ohio, North Carolina, and Kansas City. In North Carolina, she taught at the State Normal School for Negroes, and by 1906 she had become the Dean of Women at Shorter College in Little Rock, Arkansas. When the NAACP was founded in 1909, Kathryn joined as one of its first members. She served as a sales representative for the organization’s journal, The Crisis, and worked as a branch organizer, helping to establish dozens of local chapters throughout the South.

Over time, Kathryn grew critical of the NAACP for not appointing Black leaders to key positions. She left the organization and became involved with the YMCA, where she focused on supporting and organizing African American communities.
During World War I, the YMCA sent Kathryn Johnson and Addie Waites Hunton to France to examine the treatment of Black soldiers. While there, Kathryn developed a literacy program that taught soldiers—many of whom had grown up on farms without access to education—how to read and write. The Army eventually required all illiterate Black soldiers to complete her course. In 1920, she and Hunton co-authored Two Colored Women with the American Expeditionary Forces, a book documenting the conditions and discriminatory treatment Black soldiers faced while serving in France.

After returning from France, Kathryn dedicated herself to combating racial oppression through literacy activism. She launched a nationwide campaign to promote civil rights by circulating influential works by Carter G. Woodson, W. E. B. Du Bois, Benjamin Brawley, and James Weldon Johnson. Over the years, she traveled more than 9,000 miles and sold approximately 15,000 books. Her efforts illustrated both the opportunities and the challenges African American women confronted during the early 20th century.

In her later years, Kathryn lived at the Ezella Mathias Carter Home for Colored Working Women in Chicago. She passed away on November 13, 1954.

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