Mar 7, 2023

March: a Month dedicated to Women

March 8 is International Women's Day, but did you know that the month of March has been Women's History Month 

since 1987
 


Click here to see how the mimosa came to be an important symbol


"Celebrating Women who tell our Stories"

is the theme The National Women's History Alliance  (NWHA) has chosen for 2023.  The group will encourage recognition of women, past and present, who have been active in all forms of media and storytelling. The theme honors women in every community who have devoted their lives and talents to producing art, pursuing truth, and reflecting the human condition decade after decade.

Which famous women do you admire?
Who do you think has left an important mark on history and why?
Who do you think should be famous but isn't? What contribution has this person made? 

Check out this site about Women's History Month and famous women

Find some famous quotes by or about women and put them in the comments section below. 



5 comments:

Anonymous said...

“You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation“

"Feminism isn't about making women stronger. Women are already strong, it's about changing the way the world perceives that strength."

Anonymous said...

We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back."

Anonymous said...

Who run the world? Girls.”

Anonymous said...

Women, we endure those cuts in so many ways that we don’t even notice we’re cut. We are living with small tiny cuts, and we are bleeding every single day. And we’re still getting up.”

Anonymous said...

Feminism is about giving women choice. Feminism is not a stick with which to beat other women with.”