National Women's History Month Resources

National Women’s History Month traces its origins back to March 8, 1857, when women from New York City factories staged a protest over working conditions. International Women’s Day was later observed in 1909.  In 1981, the U.S. Congress designated the second week of March National Women's History Week, and in 1987 Congress expanded it to a month-long observance.

• About Women’s History Month
• Library of Congress Resources
• National Committee on Pay Equity
• National Women’s History Museum
• National Women’s History Alliance
• Smithsonian Institution: American Women's History Museum

 

This page was prepared under the direction of the ALA Committee on the Status of  Women in Librarianship (COSWL)

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