This category lists pages and sites related to Women's History Month. Observed each March, Women's History Month began as a single week and a local event. In 1978, Sonoma County, California, sponsored a women's history week to promote the teaching of women's history. In 1981, the U.S. Congress declared the week a national observance, and in 1987, they expanded it to the full month of March.
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- Women Who Changed History Introduces women who made a difference. Includes activities for students and teachers.
- Women's History in America Explores how the role of women in society has changed over the years, from colonial times until the present day.
- Power to Learn: Women's History Month Features profiles of 19 American women who made history along with online activities and lessons for teachers to use in the classroom.
- DiscoverySchool.com: Women of the Century Experience the struggles and achievements of American women in the 20th century through the heroes, events, and voices of each decade.
- Women's History Month Infoplease.com celebrates Women's History Month with special features, quizzes, biographies, and timelines.
- Awesome Stories - Suffragists: Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement Provides an overview story of how the 19th Amendment was passed, including photos of suffragists who led the 150-year fight for women's right to vote.