Women's History

How women claimed their place in America’s history books

Frustrations over the exclusion of women from America’s national narrative boiled over in the 1970s—leading to the creation of Women’s History Month.

Celebrating 10 iconic female Shorts creators for Women’s History Month

For Women's History Month, we're featuring 10 creators from our YouTube Shorts community you should follow.

Celebrating Black Women Pioneers And Their Many Historic Firsts

The month of March is recognized as Women’s History Month and is dedicated to the celebration of everyday women, as well as pillars and pioneers whose accomplishments have allowed for following generations to feel empowered to constantly break barriers.

Women's History Month: How It Started, Why We Celebrate in March and More Questions Answered

Did you know that Women's History Month went from one day, to one week, to one month? Learn more about the month-long celebration.

Teaching and Learning About Women’s History With The New York Times

How have the lives and roles of women changed over the last century? What do those changes say about us as a society? How can a newspaper and its archives help answer those questions?

The Ms. Guide to Celebrating Virtual Women’s History Month

Throughout Women’s History Month (and beyond!), feminist experts in politics, public service and more are coming together to share their lived experiences and help propel women’s rights forward.

Women's History Month: what to read, watch and listen to

Vox has all the book, TV and movie recommendations you need for the month of March.

Cancer survivor: Don’t forget that accolade when it comes to Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s remarkable life

Ruth Bader Ginsburg proved to be as much of a trailblazer for people living with cancer as she did for women, minorities, and free speech, among the many hot-button causes and cases she heard during her quarter-century on the high court.

Goodbye, Women’s History Month. Here Are 15 Women We Shouldn’t Forget.

For Women’s History Month, we wanted to highlight the lives and legacies of women whose names and stories you may not have learned about in school — but who nonetheless left indelible marks on society.

How a ‘feminist’ foreign policy would change the world

Gender equity and a gender agenda are two ingredients of a “feminist foreign policy” – an international agenda that aims to dismantle the male-dominated systems of foreign aid, trade, defense, immigration and diplomacy that sideline women and other minority groups worldwide. A feminist foreign policy reenvisions a country’s national interests, moving them away from military security and global dominance to position equality as the basis of a healthy, peaceful world.

One Last Hoorah: 10 famous women scientists and medical professionals

National Women’s History Month—a time for all of us to come together to celebrate the bold, brave and downright stunning achievements made by women throughout history, despite all efforts made to suppress them— was established by Congress in 1987 and has been a notable annual event ever since.

Resilience: How Women Use Obstacles to Fuel Their Success

The goal of these stories of resilience, published during Women’s History Month, has been to demonstrate that even if a woman appears to have a life full of wealth, fame and success, she often has encountered struggle along the way.

The suffragettes were rebels, certainly, but not slaves

To understand the suffragettes, we need to consider what they said and why they said it; to view them as the fallible products of their time as well as the radicals they were.

This Women's Day, We Imagine a Future Beyond the Binary

It's about time we begin to value the existence of everyone on the gender spectrum.

Who are Canada’s ‘most historically significant’ women?

It is time to bring these women’s stories into the mainstream. It is time to recognize the wealth of knowledge about Canada’s “most significant women” that we already have.

Women’s History Month is a pat on the head

What’s the significance of Women’s History Month, when it’s followed shortly after by National Pet Month? It means you’re a nice thought.

Two female CRISPR scientists make history, winning Nobel Prize in chemistry for genome-editing discovery

The award smashed records and made scientific history as the only science Nobel ever won by two women. In an interview with reporters after the award was announced, Charpentier said that while she considers herself a scientist first, she is happy and a bit shocked that two women won the Nobel. “I think it’s very important for women to see a clear path. I think the fact that Jennifer Doudna and I were awarded this prize today can provide a very strong message for young girls,” she said.

Smithsonian unveils 120 statues of women in STEM for Women's History Month

The Smithsonian is commemorating Women's History Month by honoring more than a hundred women who are changing the future.

Why March is National Women’s History Month

As recently as the 1970s, women’s history was virtually an unknown topic in the K-12 curriculum or in general public consciousness. To address this situation, the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women initiated a “Women’s History Week” celebration for 1978.

Women's History Month grew out of a weeklong commemoration by Jimmy Carter in 1980

Years before it became a full month, there was Women's History Week. In 1978, Sonoma County, Calif., held the first known Women's History Week to align with International Women's Day. At the time, women's history was "virtually an unknown topic in the K-12 curriculum or in general public consciousness," according to the National Women's History Alliance.

The End of Women's History Month

Women's past accomplishments (and failures) deserve to be studied, appreciated, criticized, and otherwise actively engaged—not passively cheered in a banal annual celebration.

31 Women Making History by Creating a Better Future

For every day in March, we're highlighting one woman who saw a problem in the world and decided to do something about it.

37 Women Who’ve Upended Science, Tech, and Engineering For the Better

Since 1987, we've been celebrating the many accolades and triumphs that women have contributed to the scientific discourse as we know it today. Women’s History Month runs all throughout March, so let’s take a moment to honor some of the women who have bestowed indelible breakthroughs to our understanding of the world.

50 Favorite Quotes About Women

In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, here is a list of 50 of my favorite quotes penned about and/or by women. Do you have a favorite?

Center for Women's History

The first of its kind in the nation within the walls of a major museum, the Center for Women's History unearths the lives and legacies of women who have shaped and continue to shape the American experience.

National Women's History Alliance

The NWHA is an educational nonprofit organization dedicated to Writing Women Back into History. Promoting the importance of education, equality & inclusion.

National Women's History Museum

Founded in 1996, the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) is an innovative online museum dedicated to uncovering, interpreting, and celebrating women’s diverse contributions to society. A renowned leader in women’s history education, the Museum brings to life the countless untold stories of women throughout history, and serves as a space for all to inspire, experience, collaborate, and amplify women’s impact—past, present, and future.

Where Women Made History

Every place has a woman's story to tell.

Women's History Month

March is Women's History Month The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.

National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites

The National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites advocates for historic sites that center the preservation and interpretation of the important role of women and gender non-conforming individuals as core to the American story.

Biography.com

The month of March celebrates the contributions women have made throughout history in science, politics, law, sports, the arts, entertainment, and many other fields.

Europeana

Discover notable women and their work throughout history.

Historic England

Women's immense contribution to society has often been made invisible by a historic lack of social status and confinement to the home. The social, political and architectural history imprinted in the buildings around us has, in previous centuries, largely been recorded as the story of man.

History.com

From raising families to leading armies, women such as Catherine the Great, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen Elizabeth I, Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, Marie Curie and countless others have played a vital role in human civilization.

The Met

In celebration of Women’s History Month, a selection of contemporary women artists reflect on their art and share what inspires them most in the Museum.

ThoughtCo

Learn about the half of history missing from many history books with biographies, articles, timelines and other resources on the women—famous and lesser-known—who have shaped our world.

Women in Football

Videos from the NFL.