Women's History Month: Legacies & Life Stories
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2 min readWomen accomplish amazing things every day, and that’s always worth celebrating. But in March, we take special notice of women’s achievements as we observe Women’s History Month.
Women’s History Month is more than just a date on the calendar. It’s a chance to look back at the generations of women who have gone before us. It’s a moment to retell their life stories and honor the legacies they left behind. It’s an opportunity to learn from their struggles and build on the work they did.
Official histories sometimes leave out the contributions of women, but the truth is that women have been an integral part of every moment of history. The women who came before us were politicians and scientists. They were athletes and activists. They were artists, mothers, astronauts, musicians, soldiers, writers, and so much more.
Join us as we look back at some of the incredible women who came before us.
We are inspired by these women's incredible life stories.
Artist Beverly Pepper who died in 2020 (Getty Images / The LIFE Picture Collection / David Lees)
The 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920 giving millions of women their first chance to vote.
Texas League of Women Voters
Thousands of women marching on Washington is nothing new.
Wikimedia Commons
A look at some of the fastest females ever to run, swim, drive, or fly.
Test driver and aviator Betty Skelton Erde (Getty Images)
Women have always been part of America's space program.
NASA mathematician and "Hidden Figure" Katherine Johnson (Getty Images / Donaldson Collection / NASA)
Before there was #MeToo, there was Carmita Dickerson Wood.
Carmita Wood (Photo courtesy T.J. Crews)
These striking photos reveal what #dresslikeawoman meant in 1917.
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Women have been starring on the baseball field since the game started.
Betty Chapman, Gwen Wong, and Nancy Ito
Seeing the real people who died of breast cancer reminds us that the disease touches us all.
Diahann Carroll (Getty Images / Anthony Barboza)
Meet 30 women who made America great in the first place.
Ella Fitzgerald (Getty Images)
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