In 1982 Congress sponsored a resolution recognizing “Women’s History Week” and only a few years later in 1987 the National Women’s History Project petitioned to have March be designated as “Women’s History Month.” Each year since 1995 U.S. presidents have issued a proclamation declaring March a time to celebrate women’s contributions to American society.
To honor the lives and work of women throughout history, here are a series of talks remembering the stories of history-making women from Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her impact on the women’s suffrage movement to contemporary leaders like Angela Davis discussing radical feminism.
In 1982 Congress sponsored a resolution recognizing “Women’s History Week” and only a few years later in 1987 the National Women’s History Project petitioned to have March be designated as “Women’s History Month.” Each year since 1995 U.S. presidents have issued a proclamation declaring March a time to celebrate women’s contributions to American society.
To honor the lives and work of women throughout history, here are a series of talks remembering the stories of history-making women from Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her impact on the women’s suffrage movement to contemporary leaders like Angela Davis discussing radical feminism.
