History of Women's History Month

Women’s History Month is set aside to honor women’s __________________ in American history.

• jobs

• contributions

• children

• sacrifices

Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in what city?

• Cleveland

• San Francisco

• New York

• Santa Rosa

The “Women’s History Week” celebration in 1978 was organized for the week of March 8th, this week was chosen to correspond with the celebration of what other day?

• Women's Suffrage Voting Day

• St Patrick's Day

• National Women in Science Day

• International Women’s Day

The National Women’s History Project fought to make Women's History Week nationally recognized in what year?

• 1980

• 1971

• 1990

• 1880

President Jimmy Carter stated that "...men and women have worked together to build this __________________________."

• America

• Nation

• World

• Community

A law and resolutions were passed authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. The law was passed by _______________.

• congress

• house or representatives

• president

• governor

The National Women’s History Alliance selects and publishes the yearly theme, this years theme is:

• VISIONARY WOMEN: CHAMPIONS OF PEACE AND NONVIOLENCE

• WEAVING THE STORIES OF WOMEN’S LIVES

• VALIANT WOMEN OF THE VOTE: REFUSING TO BE SILENCED

• CELEBRATING WOMEN OF CHARACTER, COURAGE AND COMMITMENT

Who selected the yearly theme for Women's History Month?

• National Women’s History Project

• National Women's History Month Committee

• The President of the United States

• National Women’s History Alliance