Women Must Be Honored
March is the special time of year where the immeasurable impact women have made on society is commemorated. Image retrieved at https://pcw.gov.ph/2021-national-womens-month/ March 8, 1857, when women from various factories of New York City staged a protest over poor working conditions. The first Women's Day celebration in the United States was in 1909, also in New York City. The results of its country-wide recognition and continued growth in state schools, government, and organizations, by 1986, 14 states had gone ahead and dubbed March Women's History Month. A year later, this sparked congress to declare the holiday in perpetuity. Image retrieved at https://ovcre.uplb.edu.ph/press/features/item/442-how-women-s-month-came-to-be The National Women’s History Alliance talks about the important roles of multicultural suffragists and voting rights activists continue to be recognized and honored.