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Women's History Month

Index Women's History Month

Women's History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. [1]

39 relations: Alaska, Alice Paul, Australian Women's History Forum, Barbara Mikulski, Democratic National Committee, Edwards v Canada (AG), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Elizabeth Warren, Equal Rights Amendment, Gerda Lerner, Girl Scouts of the USA, Government of Canada, Harriet Tubman, Indigenous Australians, International Women's Day, Lucretia Mott, Lucy Stone, Maryland, Mitch McConnell, National Women's History Project, Nevertheless, she persisted, New York (state), Oregon, Orrin Hatch, Pandora Archive, Parliament of Australia, Pennsylvania, Persons Day, Republican National Committee, Sarah Lawrence College, School district, Senate of Canada, Sojourner Truth, Sonoma, California, Susan B. Anthony, United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Utah, Women's Action Alliance, Women's Electoral Lobby.

Alaska

Alaska (Alax̂sxax̂) is a U.S. state located in the northwest extremity of North America.

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Alice Paul

Alice Stokes Paul (January 11, 1885 – July 9, 1977) was an American suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist, and one of the main leaders and strategists of the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits sex discrimination in the right to vote.

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Australian Women's History Forum

The (AWHF) is an organisation that exists to enhance the understanding of the role of women in the history of Australia.

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Barbara Mikulski

Barbara Ann Mikulski (born July 20, 1936) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017.

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Democratic National Committee

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the formal governing body for the United States Democratic Party.

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Edwards v Canada (AG)

Edwards v Canada (AG)also known as the Persons Caseis a famous Canadian constitutional case that decided that women were eligible to sit in the Senate of Canada.

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton (November 12, 1815 – October 26, 1902) was an American suffragist, social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early women's rights movement.

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Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Ann Warren (née Herring, born June 22, 1949) is an American politician and academic serving as the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, a seat she was elected to in 2012.

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Equal Rights Amendment

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex; it seeks to end the legal distinctions between men and women in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other matters.

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Gerda Lerner

Gerda Hedwig Lerner (née Kronstein; April 30, 1920 – January 2, 2013) was an Austrian-born American historian and author.

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Girl Scouts of the USA

Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), commonly referred to as simply Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad.

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Government of Canada

The Government of Canada (Gouvernement du Canada), formally Her Majesty's Government (Gouvernement de Sa Majesté), is the federal administration of Canada.

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Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist and political activist.

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Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians are the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia, descended from groups that existed in Australia and surrounding islands prior to British colonisation.

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International Women's Day

International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8 every year.

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Lucretia Mott

Lucretia Mott (née Coffin; January 3, 1793 – November 11, 1880) was a U.S. Quaker, abolitionist, women's rights activist, and social reformer.

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Lucy Stone

Lucy Stone (August 13, 1818 – October 18, 1893) was a prominent U.S. orator, abolitionist, and suffragist, and a vocal advocate and organizer promoting rights for women.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east.

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Mitch McConnell

Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. (born February 20, 1942) is an American politician who has served as the senior United States Senator from Kentucky since 1985.

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National Women's History Project

The National Women's History Project is an American non-profit organization dedicated to honoring and preserving women's history.

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Nevertheless, she persisted

"Nevertheless, she persisted" is an expression adopted by the feminist movement, especially in the United States.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States.

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Orrin Hatch

Orrin Grant Hatch (born March 22, 1934) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States Senator for Utah who has been the President pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2015.

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Pandora Archive

PANDORA is the national web archive for the preservation of Australia's online publications.

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Parliament of Australia

The Parliament of Australia (officially the Federal Parliament; also known as the Commonwealth Parliament or just Parliament) is the legislative branch of the government of Australia.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Persons Day

Persons Day is an annual celebration in Canada, held on October 18 each year.

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Republican National Committee

The Republican National Committee (RNC) is a U.S. political committee that provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States.

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Sarah Lawrence College

Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in the United States.

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School district

A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations.

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Senate of Canada

The Senate of Canada (Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons and the Monarch (represented by the Governor General).

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Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth (born Isabella (Belle) Baumfree; – November 26, 1883) was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist.

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Sonoma, California

Sonoma is a city in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, United States, surrounding its historic town plaza, a remnant of the town's Mexican colonial past.

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Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony (February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement.

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United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW or UNCSW) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the main UN organs within the United Nations.

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Utah

Utah is a state in the western United States.

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Women's Action Alliance

The Women's Action Alliance ("WAA" or "the Alliance") was a feminist organization in the United States, established in 1971 during the Women's Movement.

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Women's Electoral Lobby

The Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL) is a feminist, non-profit, self-funded, non-party political, lobby group founded in 1972 during the height of second-wave feminism in Australia.

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National Women's History Month.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_History_Month

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