Women's History Month was initially just International Women's Day, a day that commemorated the Feb. 28 meeting of socialists and suffragists in Manhattan in 1909.

Women’s History Month originated in 1978 from a weeklong celebration in a Sonoma, California school district, highlighting women's contributions to culture, history, and society.

Years before it became a full month, there was Women's History Week. In 1978, Sonoma County, Calif., held the first known Women's History Week to align with International Women's Day. At the time ...

Women's History Month is observed all through March, with International Women's Day falling on the 8th. The 2024 theme is "Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion." ...

The National Women's History Project was instrumental in designating the celebration as a full month. In 1987, the group petitioned to make March Women's History Month, and, as a result, Congress ...

Women's History Month began in 1978 as a weeklong celebration to honor the contributions women have made to society, History.com reports. The Sonoma County, California, school district organized ...

Women’s History Month, which is observed in the US, UK and Australia in March, and in October in Canada, began with a single day. International Women’s Day is March 8, and it has been observed ...

Why Women's History Month is celebrated annually in March. It is a day to honor, uplift and recognize the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women all over the world.

The month has been going strong since 1995, and was actually expanded from “Women’s History Week,” which had been in effect since 1981, because HOW are you supposed to fit all the amazing ...

"This Women’s History Month, may we recognize the long, storied history of great women helping to realize our Nation’s founding promise and highest aspirations," he said.