Women’s History Month began in 1978, as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California, when the Education Task Force of Sonoma County planned a week-long event to coincide with March 8th (International Women’s Day). Women’s History Month was first recognized as a national celebration in 1981 when the US Congress passed legislation authorizing President Reagan to proclaim the week of March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” In 1987, the National Women’s History Project petitioned Congress for a month-long designation. Since 1995, the President has issued a series of proclamations designating March as “Women’s History Month."
The theme for 2023 is "Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories" which honors the work of women in media and storytelling, including print and broadcast journalism, film, television, and digital media (National Women's History Alliance).
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Sources: US Government site, National Women’s History Museum, & National Women’s History Alliance
Resisting a violent and abusive marriage, Selvi embarks on a journey to become India’s first female taxi driver. This film tracks Selvi’s 10-year transformation from a timid, soft-spoken 18-year old to a confident entrepreneur leading seminars to empower and educate other women.
As a quiet child of Haitian immigrants, Roxane Gay transcended all expectations and became a leading voice in the modern feminist movement with her essay collection, Bad Feminist. But how did she transform a painful childhood into a powerful battle cry and a successful career that would end up helping women around the world?
This documentary follows “Cecilia Fire Thunder, the first female President of the Oglala Sioux tribe [as she defies] a proposed South Dakota law criminalizing all abortion by threatening to build a women’s clinic on the sovereign territory of the reservation. Her threats ignite a political firestorm that sets off a chain reaction in the lives of three young Lakota on the Pine Ridge Reservation, forcing each of them to make choices that define who they are and what kind of adults they will become.”
Why is it that some young, independent, progressive women in today’s society feel uncomfortable identifying with the F-word? Filmmaker Therese Schecter uses irreverent humor to explore whether feminism can still be a source of personal and political power in today’s society.
This film follows Marina Abramovic as she prepares for a retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art. Seductive, fearless, and outrageous, Abramovic has been redefining what art is for over 40 years. Using her own body as a vehicle, pushing herself beyond her limits and at times risking her life in the process, she creates performances that have challenge, shock, and move us.
“Set in an ancient nunnery above the majestic Irrawaddy River, this film is an unprecedented look at the lives of Buddhist nuns in Sagaing, Myanmar. While the choices available to girls and women in Myanmar are quite limited...this film reveals the opportunities offered to them at the nunnery, and the deep grace and dignity of a life dedicated to service.”
The League of Women Voters in the United States encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
Links to exhibits, articles, videos, and timelines as well as a small snapshot of some of the suffragist heroines we don’t always get to see or celebrate.
The NWHM is a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational institution dedicated to the preservation, interpretation, and celebration of the diverse contributions women have made to society.
Manifestos, speeches, essays, and other materials documenting various aspects of the Women’s Movement in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s.
A progressive, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to raise the visibility, viability, and decision-making power of women and girls in media.
A bibliography of readings by Black poets, writers, and other scholars to help unpack Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s Lemonade visual album.
One of the premier resources for support of gender, women’s studies, and LGBT studies scholarship.
A portal to unique educational resources that utilize feminist art practice, theory, and history to enrich learning and empower students, youth, and adults to use critical thinking and build self-esteem.
