Women's National History Month

National Women’s History month was founded when a group of women from Santa Rosa, California began to advertise the achievements of women. They formed a group called the National Women’s History Project (NWHP).
The NWHP successfully lobbied Congress to designate the month of March as National Women’s History Month. 

The NWHP realized that girls and women had few role models. To address this issue, they believed that outstanding female figures should be recognized and given proper exposure. No more than 3% of texts at the time had content devoted to women. This gave the perception that women did nothing important, and by association, were not important at all when it came to practical and scholastic matters.  

25 years later, vast strides have been taken to recognize women with outstanding achievements. From athletes to political activists, women the world over are recognized during Women’s National History Month. These celebrated women have all done something to change the world for the better and provide hope and inspiration to all:  

J.K. Rowling…. http://bit.ly/2uTm6LW 

Frida Kahlo…. http://bit.ly/2uU7KrX 

Marie Curie…. http://bit.ly/2yB31MQ 

Hillary Clinton…. http://bit.ly/2BWd5oE 

Harriet Tubman…. http://bit.ly/2wGAKbg 

Malala Yousafzai…. http://bit.ly/2uQ3REo 

Rosa Parks…. http://bit.ly/2qlBlHg 

Phyllis Schlafly… http://bit.ly/2F5zv5J

Condoleezza Rice… http://bit.ly/2CQf0YJ

Susan B. Anthony… http://bit.ly/2nepEpG 

….and many more. 

If you would like to get involved or learn more, visit http://www.nwhp.org/about-2/our-history/.