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Women's History Month: History

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What You Will Find in This Guide: 

Linked in this guide hosted by Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) is essential information about the study and celebration of women's history.

  • Under the Nonfiction tab, visitors to the site will encounter elementary, middle, and high school aged books that recognize women's contributions through biographies and texts that outline and explain important periods and moments in American and World History.
  • Under the Fiction tab, visitors to the site will encounter children's books, chapter books, and novels in which readers can experience the influence and power of girls and women across the world. 
  • Under the final two tabs, visitors can learn more about influential women through biographies taken from FCPS database articles, an RSS feed of news articles curated through Google, and FCPS programs and curricula that recognize and celebrate Women's History Month and International Women's History Day. 

National Women's History Museum Site

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Celebrating Women's History Month

In March, people across the United States and the world recognize and celebrate women: their history, their strength, and their contributions across all disciplines. In 1978, the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women, designated the week of March 8 as Women's History Week to correspond with International Women's Day on March 8. This week spread across the country until it was established as a national week of recognition by Jimmy Carter in 1980. In 1987, Congress passed Public Law 100-9. In it, Congress designated March as Women's History Month.