Diversity Facts: Women’s History Month Facts

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National Women’s History Month can trace its roots back to March 8, 1857, when women from New York City factories staged a protest over working conditions. International Women’s Day was first observed in 1909, but it wasn’t until 1981 that Congress established National Women’s History Week to be commemorated the second week of March. In 1987, Congress expanded the week to a month. 

Click the images below to expand, or click the links to download a PDF of the Women’s History Timeline and Women’s History Factoids.

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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   Brenda Wright (wrightbl80@*****.com)

   Posted March 30, 2012 at 12:25 PM

   Thanks so much for the great interview with Michelle Lee of Wells Fargo. There is an absence of African American women in leadership in the Financial Services world.
   was wondering how we could have a timeline showing the progress of women without including Madam C.J. Walker, business woman, philanthropist and recognized as the first female millionaire. She empowered many women to start their own business in a time when there were few female business owners of any race.