“Weaving the Stories of Women’s Lives” is the theme for National Women’s History Month 2015.
theme presents the opportunity to weave women’s stories – individually and
collectively – into the essential fabric of our nation’s history.
Women’s History Month
Women’s History Month in the United States grew out of a weeklong
celebration of women’s contributions to culture, history and society organized
by the school district of Sonoma, California,
in 1978. Presentations were given at dozens of schools, hundreds of students
participated in a “Real Woman” essay contest and a parade was held in downtown
A few years later, the idea had caught on within communities, school
districts and organizations across the country. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first presidential
proclamation declaring the week of March 8 as National Women’s History Week.
The U.S. Congress followed suit the next year, passing a resolution
establishing a national celebration. Six years later, the National Women’s
History Project successfully petitioned Congress to expand the event to the
entire month of March.
To know more about Women’s History Month:
About Women’s History Month