Women's History Month
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This Month is Celebrated annually as Women's History Month
March
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First African-American First Lady, serving from 2009-2017, who is notable for championing for a healthier and a more educated nation.
Michelle Obama
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A singer from Barbados considered to be one of the bestselling artists of all time. She is known for using her platform for advocating for women's rights as well as black and LGBTQ+ rights. (Popular Song's: We Found Love, Work, Umbrella)
Rhianna
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Known as the youngest person to receive a Nobel Prize; her work consists of advocating for the education rights of women and girls.
Malala Yousafzai
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The movement that fought for the right of women by law to vote in national or local elections.
The Suffrage Movement
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The first state to elect a female state governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
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The year women could get credit cards under their own name
1974
Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974
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A few years ago, the Billboard Hot 100, listed her as having wrote more No.1 songs than any other woman. (Most Famous Song: All I Want For Christmas is You)
Mariah Carey
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This British primatologist is considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees after her 55-year-long study on wild chimpanzees.
Jane Goodall
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A leading pioneer in the women's suffrage movement, who's work helped pave the way for the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote.
Susan B. Anthony.
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In 1980, this President of the United States signed the first proclamation declaring the week of March 8 as National Women's History Week
Jimmy Carter
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The first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in 1921 for her novel, The Age of Innocence.
Edith Wharton
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The first woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, known for her song "RESPECT".
Aretha Franklin
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The first woman in history to win a Nobel Prize — and the only person to win two Nobel Prizes in two different disciplines (chemistry and physics).
Marie Curie
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The first state to pass the law granting women the right to vote (Dec 10, 1869).
Wyoming
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Women's History Week was expanded to Women's History Month in this year
1987
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Known for creating Science Fiction with her novel Frankenstein.
Mary Shelley
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Considered one of the greatest, most successful, vocalists of the 20th Century, selling around 180m records. She was also the first black woman to have her videos played regularly on MTV with hits like "I will Always Love You".
Whitney Houston
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Known for helping initiate the civil rights movement in the United States when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955.
Rosa Parks
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The Amendment granting the women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
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The first International Women's Day was held in this year.
1911
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The percentage of women who are state legislators in Maryland (members of Congress and local government)
40.4%
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A Musician, who broke barriers during the civil rights movements; she is notable for being the first African-American woman to receive multiple Grammys. Also known as the "First Lady of Song"
Ella FitzGerald
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The woman who refused to give up her bus seat 9 months before Rosa Parks did
Claudette Colvin
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Where the first women's rights convention was held in July 19-20,1848. This convention sparked decades of activism leading to the passing of the 19th Amendment.
Seneca Falls Convention