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This Is How March Became Women’s History Month
Date Posted: Monday, February 29, 2016
Category: History/Heritage - National
Time offers a brief history of the origin of "Women's History Month," noting that many of the rights women now have came "surprisingly recently." Over time and gradual developments like the first "Woman's Day" on February 28 1909, it was President Jimmy Carter who proclaimed the first national Women’s History Week for March 2-8, 1980.
Read the full article at: Time