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Celebrating Women's History Month March 2021 - Celebrating Women’s History Month It all started with a single day in 1908 in New York City when thousands of women marched for better labor laws, conditions, and the right to vote. A year later on February 28, in a gathering organized by members of the Socialist Party, suffragists and socialists gathered again in Manhattan for what they called the first International Woman’s Day. The idea quickly spread worldwide from Germany to Russia. In 1911, 17 European countries formally honored the day as International Women’s day. By 1917 with strong influences and the beginnings of the Russian Revolution communist leader Vladimir Lenin made Women’s Day a soviet holiday. But due to its connections to socialism and the Soviet Union, the holiday wasn’t largely celebrated in the United States until 1975. That’s when the United Nations officially began sponsoring International Woman’s day. In 1978 Woman’s Day grew from a day to a week as the National Women’s History Alliance became frustrated with the lack of information about women’s history available to public school curriculums. Branching off of the initial celebration, they initiated the creation of Women’s History week. And by 1980 President Jimmy Carter declared in a presidential proclamation that March 8 was officially National Women’s History Week. As a result of its country wide recognition and continued growth in state schools, government, and organizations by 1986, 14 states had gone ahead and dubbed March Women’s History Month. A year later, this sparked congress to declare the holiday in perpetuity. This year’s theme is Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to Be Silenced. As an example, we can look to civil rights activist of the past like Ida B. Wells and Shirley Chisholm, who championed voting rights for women and black people. Or we can fast forward to Supreme court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who stood up for gender equality in the workplace. No matter what trailblazing women of past or present inspire you, I encourage you to educate yourself and read about some of these unsung heros of yesterday and today. See below for recommended readings for the month: • Women: Our Story by D.K. Publishing • 200 Women: Who Will Change the way you see the World by Blackwell, Hobday, and Scott • My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Freedom’s Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement by Lynne Olson • I Am Malala: The story of the Girl who stood up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou • Billie Jean King: The Battle of the Sexes and Title IX by Kate Shoup • Visionary Women: How Rachel Carson, Jan Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters Changed Our World by Andrea Barnet • Clara Barton: The Life and Legacy of the civil War Nurse Who Founded the American Red Cross by Charles River Editors • Failure is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words by Lynn Sherr • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot • Eunice: the Kennedy who Changed the World by Eileen McNamara • Tomorrow is Now: Eleanor Roosevelt by Clinton and Black • Strong is the New Pretty by Kate T. Parker • Gloria Steinem: My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem All can be found in Lebanon High School Library or purchased on Amazon.com. Happy Reading - ENJOY!! Marzo de 2021 - Celebración del Mes de la Historia de la Mujer Todo comenzó con un solo día en 1908 en la ciudad de Nueva York cuando miles de mujeres marcharon por mejores leyes laborales, condiciones y el derecho al voto. Un año más tarde, el 28 de febrero, en una reunión organizada por miembros del Partido Socialista, sufragistas y socialistas se reunieron de nuevo en Manhattan para lo que llamaron el primer Día Internacional de la Mujer. La idea se extendió rápidamente por todo el mundo desde Alemania hasta Rusia. En 1911, 17 países europeos honraron formalmente el día como Día Internacional de la Mujer. En 1917, con fuertes influencias y los comienzos del líder comunista de la Revolución Rusa Vladimir Lenin, convirtió el Día de la Mujer en una fiesta soviética. Pero debido a sus conexiones con el socialismo y la Unión Soviética, la fiesta no se celebró en gran medida en los Estados Unidos hasta 1975. Fue entonces cuando las Naciones Unidas comenzaron oficialmente a patrocinar el Día Internacional de la Mujer. En 1978 el Día de la Mujer creció de un día a una semana a medida que la Alianza Nacional de Historia de la Mujer se frustró con la falta de información sobre la historia de las mujeres disponible para los currículos de las escuelas públicas. Partiendo de la celebración inicial, iniciaron la creación de la Semana de la Historia de la Mujer. Y en 1980 el presidente Jimmy Carter declaró en una proclamación presidencial que el 8 de marzo era oficialmente la Semana Nacional de Historia de la Mujer. Como resultado del reconocimiento a nivel nacional y el continuo crecimiento de las escuelas, el gobierno y las organizaciones estatales para 1986, 14 estados habían seguido adelante y apodaban Mes de la Historia de la Mujer en marzo. Un año más tarde, esto provocó que el congreso declarara las celebraciones a perpetuidad. El tema de este año es Mujeres valientes del voto: Negando ser calladas. Como ejemplo, podemos mirar a activistas de derechos civiles del pasado como Ida B. Wells y Shirley Chisholm, que defendieron el derecho al voto para las mujeres y los negros. O podemos avanzar rápidamente a la jueza de la Corte Suprema Ruth Bader Ginsburg, que defendió la igualdad de género en el lugar de trabajo. No importa lo que las mujeres pioneras del pasado o del presente te inspiren, te animo a educarte y leer sobre algunos de estos héroes anónimos de ayer y hoy. Consulte a continuación las lecturas recomendadas para elmes: • Mujeres: Nuestra historia por D.K. Publishing • 200 Mujeres: ¿Quién cambiará la forma en que ves el mundo? por Blackwell, Hobday y Scott • Mis propias palabras por Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Las hijas de la libertada: Heroínas del movimiento de los derechos civiles por Lynne Olson • Soy Malala: La historia de la niña que se puso de pie en la educación y fue tiroteada por los talibanes por Malala Yousafzai y Christina Lamb • Sé por qué el pájaro enjaulado canta por Maya Angelou • Billie Jean King: La batalla de los sexos y el título IX de Kate Shoup • Mujeres visionarias: Cómo Rachel Carson, Jan Jacobs, Jane Goodall y Alice Waters cambiaron nuestro mundo por Andrea Barnet • Clara Barton: La vida y el legado de la enfermera de la guerra civil que fundó la Cruz Roja Americana por Charles River Editors • El fracaso es imposible: Susan B. Anthony en sus propias palabras por Lynn Sherr • La vida inmortal de Henrietta Lacks por Rebecca Skloot • Eunice: el Kennedy que cambió el mundo por Eileen McNamara • Mañana es ahora: Eleanor Roosevelt por Clinton y negro • Fuerte es la nueva bella por Kate T. Parker • Gloria Steinem: Mi vida en el camino por Gloria Steinem Todo se puede encontrar en la Biblioteca de la Escuela Secundaria Líbano o comprar enAmazon.com. ¡Lee feliz - DISFRUTA! .
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