03/19/2024
🔥March is Women’s History Month!🔥
The actual celebration of Women’s History Month grew out of a weeklong celebration 🎉 of women’s contributions to culture, history and society organized by the school district of Sonoma, California, in 1978. Presentations were given at dozens of schools, hundreds of students participated in a “Real Woman” essay contest and a parade was held in downtown Santa Rosa. 👏🏼
A few years later, the idea caught on within communities, school districts and organizations across the country. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first presidential proclamation declaring the week of March 8 as National Women’s History Week. The U.S. Congress followed suit the next year, passing a resolution establishing a national celebration. Six years later, the National Women’s History Project successfully petitioned Congress to expand the event to the entire month of March. 💪🏼
Together, 🙏🏻 let us celebrate the past, present, and future achievements of women, and reaffirm our collective commitment to building a more inclusive and equitable world for all. 🌸
