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Women’s History Month
The month of March is currently dedicated towards paying tribute to the women that have made a significant contribution to society. Women’s History became a national celebration in 1981, beginning as one week in March being proclaimed as “Women’s History Week”, and then leading to, in 1987, the whole month of March paying tribute to the women that have made history. This is celebrated in not only the United States, but also in the United Kingdom and Australia. As well as International Women’s Day being celebrated March 8th.

United States:
The Women’s History Month in the United States began in 1978, when the school district of Sonoma, California declared it Women’s History Week the same week in March that International Women’s Day was being celebrated. In 1981 the president proclaimed the week beginning March 7th, 1982 as Women’s History Week. Five years later in 1987, a petition was passed to make the entire month of March dedicated to women’s history. Since 1995 each president has made the annual declaration that March is Women’s History Month. Each year there is a theme selected by the National Women’s History Project that showcases women in a particular field. In the past few years the themes have ranged from women’s education in 2012, to women taking the lead to save our planet in 2009.

Previous Themes:
Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics”
 * 2003 “Women Pioneering the Future”
 * 2004 “Women Inspiring Hope and Possibility”
 * 2005 “Women Change America”
 * 2006 “Women: Builders of Communities and Dreams”
 * 2007 “Women moving History Forward”
 * 2008 “Investing in Women and Girls.”
 * 2009 “Women taking the lead to save our planet”
 * 2010 “"Writing Women Back into History"
 * 2011 "Our History Is Our Strength."
 * 2012 “Women’s Education - Women’s Empowerment”
 * 2013 “Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination:

March Highlights in US Women's History

 * March 8 - A day internationally recognized as International Women's Day - its origins tracing back to protests US and Europe to honor and fight for the political rights for working women
 * March 20, 1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin", is published and becomes America's first book to sell over 1 million copies
 * Mar 30, 1888 - The National Council of Women of the US is organized by Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Lucy Stone, Julia Ward Howe, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
 * March 17, 1910 - Camp Fire Girls is established as the first American interracial, non-sectarian organization for girls
 * March 12, 1912 - Juliette Gordon Low assembled 18 girls together in Savannah, Georgia, for the first-ever Girl Scout meeting
 * March 4, 1917 - Jeannette Rankin of Montana is sworn in as the first
 * March 6, 1934 - Eleanor Roosevelt becomes the first First lady to travel by air to a foreign country
 * March 2, 1973 - Women begin pilot training for the US Navy
 * March 1, 1978 - Women's History Week is first observed in Sonoma, California
 * March 21, 1986 - Debi Thomas becomes first African American woman to win gold medal in a world skating competition
 * March 23, 1917 - Virginia Woolf establishes the Hogarth Press with her husband, Leonard Woolf.
 * March 1, 1987 - Congressional resolution naming Women's History Month is passed
 * Mar 31, 1776 - Abigail Adams writes to husband John who is helping to frame the Declaration of Independence: "Remember the ladies..."

http://www.nwhp.org/newsletter/march_07_newsletter.html#2007

http://womenshistorymonth.gov/index.html

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http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/archives/2004_press_releases/032004/03152004.xml

http://www.nwhp.org/whm/index.php