Making “Her”story

Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories 

Since 1987, March has been recognized in the United States as Women's History Month to honor the contributions that women have made to history, culture, and society. The timeline of significant moments in women's history dates to the establishment of the United States and includes figures like Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, and Rosa Parks. 

Women's History Month, as we know it today, evolved from a weeklong celebration of women's contributions to culture, history, and the public held in 1978 by the Sonoma, California school district. 

A few years later, cities, educational systems, and organizations all around the nation adopted the concept. To correspond with International Women’s Day, President Jimmy Carter gave a presidential proclamation in 1980 that designated the week of March 8th as National Women's History Week.  

The next year, the U.S. Congress adopted a resolution establishing a national holiday in a similar fashion. The National Women's History Project successfully petitioned Congress six years later to extend the commemoration to the whole month of March. 

Every year, Women's History Month is given a topic by the National Women's History Alliance. "Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories" is the theme for 2023. "Women, past and present, who have been involved in all kinds of media and storytelling, including print, radio, TV, stage, screen, blogs, podcasts, news, and social media," according to the topic, are recognized. 

Source: history.com