WOMEN'S History Month 2013

A former teacher and book editor, Margaret Wise Brown authored more than 100 children’s books during her short life. Her most famous work is the children’s classic Goodnight Moon, published in 1947. She enjoyed writing her stories from her bed, as seen in

In 1981, the U.S. Congress passed a resolution establishing National Women's History Week. The week was chosen to coincide with International Women's Day, March 8. In 1987, Congress expanded the week to a month. Every year since, Congress passes a resolution for Women's History Month in March, and the President issues a proclamation. 

Women's History Month, 2013
Presidential Proclamation - Women's History Month
The White House, March, 2013

For more than two centuries, our Nation has grown under the simple creed that each of us is created equal. It is a notion that makes America unlike any other place on earth -- a country where no matter where you come from or what you look like, you can go as far as your talents will take you. Read more...

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2013 National Women’s History Month Theme: Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination 
Although women now outnumber men in American colleges nationwide, the reversal of the gender gap is a very recent phenomenon. The fight to learn was a valiant struggle waged by many tenacious women—across years and across cultures—in our country. After the American Revolution, the notion of education as a safeguard for democracy created opportunities for girls to gain a basic education—based largely on the premise that, as mothers, they would nurture not only the bodies but also the minds of (male) citizens and leaders. The concept that educating women meant educating mothers endured in America for many years, at all levels of education.  Read more… 

Michelle Obama: Woman of Influence
First lady Michelle Obama serves as a role model for women who strive to balance their professional careers and their roles as mothers and wives.
http://www.america.gov/michelle_obama.html

Women of Courage
Around the world, women are challenging their societies to uphold freedom and human rights. Many take great risks to accomplish great things. Here are some of their stories.
http://www.america.gov/women-courage.html

Women in Congress
Since 1917, when Representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman to serve in Congress, a total of 260 women have served as U.S. Representatives or Senators. This Web site, based on the book Women in Congress, 1917–2006, contains biographical profiles of former women Members of Congress, links to information about current women Members, essays on the institutional and national events that shaped successive generations of Congresswomen, and images of each woman Member, including rare photos. http://womenincongress.house.gov/

Women in the Senate
Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia, the first woman to serve in the United States Senate, took the oath of office on November 21, 1922. Having been appointed to fill a vacancy, Felton served for just 24 hours. The 87-year-old Felton's largely symbolic Senate service capped a long career in Georgia politics and journalism.
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm

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Facts for Features: Women’s History Month: March 2013
U.S. Census Bureau/U.S. Department of Commerce

Publications:
Women of Influence
Bureau of International Information Programs U.S. Department of State

eJournal USA: Educating Women and Girls
Bureau of International Information Programs U.S. Department of State

eJournal USA: Enterprising Women, Thriving Societies
Bureau of International Information Programs U.S. Department of State

U.S. Government:

White House - Women

State Department - http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/pix/womenshistory/2012/

Women's History Month Home Page http://www.womenshistorymonth.gov/

Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women

Department of Labor Women's Bureau

Department of State Office of Global Women’s Issues

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Department of Health and Human Services Women's Health Information

Food and Drug Administration Office of Women's Health

National Institutes of Health / Department of Health and Human Services Office of Research on Women's Health

National Women's Business Council

Small Business Administration Office of Women's Business Ownership

Entrepreneurial Development

National Archives - Women