March is Women's History Month

The purpose of Women's History Month is to increase consciousness and knowledge of women's history: to take one month of the year to remember the contributions of notable and ordinary women, in hopes that the day will soon come when it's impossible to teach or learn history without remembering these contributions.

A Brief History

In 1978 in California, the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women began a "Women's History Week" celebration. The week was chosen to coincide with International Women's Day, March 8. Three years later, the United States Congress passed a resolution establishing National Women's History Week. In 1987, at the request of the National Women's History Project, Congress expanded the week to a month, and the U.S. Congress has issued a resolution every year since then, with wide support, for Women's History Month. The U.S. President also issues a proclamation annually of Women's History Month.

Women's History Month- Plaza of Heroines

The Center for Women's Studies celebrates Women's History Month with tributes to six heroines featured in the Plaza of Heroines. The tributes will air through out the month of March on KMUW 89.1 FM and KPTS Channel 8.

We are honored to celebrate the lives of Joan Beren '83, Jean Garvey, Carol Wolfe Konek '68, Sarah Parks, Linda Weir-Enegren and Gladys Wiedemann.

Special thanks and recognition goes to the following people and companies who helped make this Women's History program possible :

KPTS - National Public Television -Jesse Huxman, Director of Content,  KMUW FM - WSU National Public Radio - Lu Anne Stephens, Program Director ,Wichita State University - Dr. Kevin Hagar, Associate Professor, Elliot School of Journalism, Triplett, Woolf & Garreston, LLC,  Kris Wilshusen and Bob Hamrick, Biography Editors

Women's History Month lecture 

Last year's Women's History Month videoconference public lecture, "Unveiling the Austrian Headscarf Debate," was presented by Nora Gresch, lecturer and researcher of a project in the political science department at the University of Vienna, Austria. Admission was free. The event was sponsored by the Center for Women's Studies and Religion.

Click to download Flyer (word document)

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Raise your voice against sexual violence. “Someone you know has been affected by sexual violence. Whether you know it or not. One in three women and one in six men are victimized. Could you talk to someone about it? Would you know where to turn? Now is the time to learn.”- WASAC. 

Some Useful Links

Nation Women's History Project http://www.nwhp.org/

Presidential Proclamation for Women's History Month http://www.usinfo.state.gov/usa/womenusa/2001proc.htm

Women In America http://www.wic.org/misc/history.htm

Learning Network http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenshistory1.html

History Channel http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/womenhist/ Women's History

http://womenshistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa030200a.htm