March is #WomensHistoryMonth. Look for a new post each day this month to put the spotlight on some extraordinary women. 🧵⬇️
Smithsonian American Women's History Museum
womenshistory.si.edu/womens-history…
Smithsonian American Women's History Museum
womenshistory.si.edu/womens-history…
March 1st #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"More than 3 million women have served this nation since the American Revolution. Every one of them volunteered to serve."
Visit the Miliary Women's Memorial in Arlington, Virginia
womensmemorial.org
"More than 3 million women have served this nation since the American Revolution. Every one of them volunteered to serve."
Visit the Miliary Women's Memorial in Arlington, Virginia
womensmemorial.org
March 2nd #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"A lifelong advocate for women and Indigenous Americans in tech, Mary G. Ross broke barriers as the first known Indigenous female engineer, and a lifelong advocate for women and Indigenous Americans in tech."
doodles.google/doodle/mary-g-…
"A lifelong advocate for women and Indigenous Americans in tech, Mary G. Ross broke barriers as the first known Indigenous female engineer, and a lifelong advocate for women and Indigenous Americans in tech."
doodles.google/doodle/mary-g-…
March 3rd #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"As the founder and secretary of Philadelphia's earliest women's philanthropic organizations, Rebecca Gratz helped define a new identity for American women."
Women of Valor: Rebecca Gratz
jwa.org/womenofvalor/g…
"As the founder and secretary of Philadelphia's earliest women's philanthropic organizations, Rebecca Gratz helped define a new identity for American women."
Women of Valor: Rebecca Gratz
jwa.org/womenofvalor/g…
March 4th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Jeddah-born Dr. @Fatmah Baothman is the first woman in the Middle East with a Ph.D. in modern #AI, playing a vital role in establishing King Abdul Aziz University’s #ComputerScience department for #women."
arabnews.com/node/1576286/s…
"Jeddah-born Dr. @Fatmah Baothman is the first woman in the Middle East with a Ph.D. in modern #AI, playing a vital role in establishing King Abdul Aziz University’s #ComputerScience department for #women."
arabnews.com/node/1576286/s…
March 5th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Katalin Karikó, a Hungarian-born biochemist, dedicated her life’s work to messenger RNA (mRNA), which she always believed had the potential to change the world."
scientificamerican.com/article/katali…
"Katalin Karikó, a Hungarian-born biochemist, dedicated her life’s work to messenger RNA (mRNA), which she always believed had the potential to change the world."
scientificamerican.com/article/katali…
March 6th #WomensHistoryMonth
"@ClinicGirlsAuto was founded in 2013 by Patrice Banks, a trailblazing entrepreneur in the automotive industry. As a Black woman-owned/operated business, GAC is dedicated to transforming the automotive experience for women."
girlsautoclinic.com
"@ClinicGirlsAuto was founded in 2013 by Patrice Banks, a trailblazing entrepreneur in the automotive industry. As a Black woman-owned/operated business, GAC is dedicated to transforming the automotive experience for women."
girlsautoclinic.com
March 7th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Edith Cowan became the first woman elected as a member of the Australian Parliament in 1921. She worked tirelessly to advocate women’s rights and showed a true commitment to the betterment of education and health & justice issues."
"Edith Cowan became the first woman elected as a member of the Australian Parliament in 1921. She worked tirelessly to advocate women’s rights and showed a true commitment to the betterment of education and health & justice issues."
March 8th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight on #InternationalWomensDay2025:
"Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was a Nigerian feminist and political leader who was the leading advocate of women’s rights in her country during the first half of the 20th century." #IWD
britannica.com/biography/Funm…
"Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was a Nigerian feminist and political leader who was the leading advocate of women’s rights in her country during the first half of the 20th century." #IWD
britannica.com/biography/Funm…
March 9th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Dolores Huerta is a civil rights activist and labor leader. She worked tirelessly to ensure farmworkers received US labor rights and co-founded the National Farmworkers Association with Cesar Chavez." #SiSiPuede
npr.org/sections/thesa…
"Dolores Huerta is a civil rights activist and labor leader. She worked tirelessly to ensure farmworkers received US labor rights and co-founded the National Farmworkers Association with Cesar Chavez." #SiSiPuede
npr.org/sections/thesa…
March 10th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Empress Wu Zetian was the only female emperor of Imperial China. She reigned during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) and was one of the most effective and controversial monarchs in China's history." worldhistory.org/Wu_Zetian/
"Empress Wu Zetian was the only female emperor of Imperial China. She reigned during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) and was one of the most effective and controversial monarchs in China's history." worldhistory.org/Wu_Zetian/
March 11th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Lise Meitner was an Austrian-Swedish physicist best remembered for her contributions that led to the discoveries of nuclear fission and the element protactinium. A physicist who never lost her humanity." ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/profile/li…
"Lise Meitner was an Austrian-Swedish physicist best remembered for her contributions that led to the discoveries of nuclear fission and the element protactinium. A physicist who never lost her humanity." ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/profile/li…
March 12th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Palestinian-Lebanese author and women’s rights advocate Marie Elias Ziade, also known as May Ziadeh, was a pioneer in the empowerment and education of women."
3 Poems by May Ziadeh translated by Rose DeMaris losangelesreview.org/3-poems-transl…
"Palestinian-Lebanese author and women’s rights advocate Marie Elias Ziade, also known as May Ziadeh, was a pioneer in the empowerment and education of women."
3 Poems by May Ziadeh translated by Rose DeMaris losangelesreview.org/3-poems-transl…
March 13th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Pirate queen Grace O'Malley (c. 1577-1597), known also as Gráinne Mhaol, became an icon of international feminism, both as an example of a strong and independent woman and as a victim of misogynistic laws." 🇮🇪🏴☠️
irishtimes.com/life-and-style…
"Pirate queen Grace O'Malley (c. 1577-1597), known also as Gráinne Mhaol, became an icon of international feminism, both as an example of a strong and independent woman and as a victim of misogynistic laws." 🇮🇪🏴☠️
irishtimes.com/life-and-style…
March 14th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Noor Inayat Khan: During World War II, she joined the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) and became the first female radio operator sent into occupied France to aid the French Resistance."
bbc.co.uk/history/histor…
"Noor Inayat Khan: During World War II, she joined the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) and became the first female radio operator sent into occupied France to aid the French Resistance."
bbc.co.uk/history/histor…
March 15th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Grazia Deledda was an Italian writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926. She was the first Italian woman to receive the prize for her idealistically inspired writings of Sardinia."
Read more: nobelprize.org/prizes/literat…
"Grazia Deledda was an Italian writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926. She was the first Italian woman to receive the prize for her idealistically inspired writings of Sardinia."
Read more: nobelprize.org/prizes/literat…
March 16th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Elsie MacGill was the first Canadian woman to earn a degree in electrical engineering, the first woman in North America to earn a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering, and the world’s first female aircraft designer."
"Elsie MacGill was the first Canadian woman to earn a degree in electrical engineering, the first woman in North America to earn a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering, and the world’s first female aircraft designer."
March 17th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Hanna Sheehy-Skefffington, born 24 May 1877, was one of Ireland’s most ardent promoters of women’s rights. She was an influential figure during the suffragette movement, tirelessly campaigning for the equal status of men and women."
"Hanna Sheehy-Skefffington, born 24 May 1877, was one of Ireland’s most ardent promoters of women’s rights. She was an influential figure during the suffragette movement, tirelessly campaigning for the equal status of men and women."
March 18th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Fatima al-Fihri was born in 800 CE in the Tunisian city of al-Qarawiyyin and is credited with establishing the world’s first university in the Moroccan city of Fez."
middleeasteye.net/discover/arab-…
"Fatima al-Fihri was born in 800 CE in the Tunisian city of al-Qarawiyyin and is credited with establishing the world’s first university in the Moroccan city of Fez."
middleeasteye.net/discover/arab-…
March 19th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Rigoberta Menchú is a Guatemalan Indian-rights activist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1992. She gained international prominence in 1983 with her widely translated book I, Rigoberta Menchú."
britannica.com/biography/Rigo…
"Rigoberta Menchú is a Guatemalan Indian-rights activist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1992. She gained international prominence in 1983 with her widely translated book I, Rigoberta Menchú."
britannica.com/biography/Rigo…
March 20th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Senda B. Abbott was the Mother of Women’s Basketball. As the director of Phys Ed at Smith College, Abbott incorporated the same concepts James Naismith created into an exercise regime for her all-female classes."
"Senda B. Abbott was the Mother of Women’s Basketball. As the director of Phys Ed at Smith College, Abbott incorporated the same concepts James Naismith created into an exercise regime for her all-female classes."
March 21st #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Shirin Ebadi, first female Nobel Peace Prize Laureate from the Islamic world, one of Iran's first female judges. Ebadi opened a legal practice and began defending people who were being persecuted by the authorities."
"Shirin Ebadi, first female Nobel Peace Prize Laureate from the Islamic world, one of Iran's first female judges. Ebadi opened a legal practice and began defending people who were being persecuted by the authorities."
March 22nd #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Activist/Designer Isabella Aiukli Cornell, of the Choctaw tribe, also used fashion to make a statement. She created a prom dress to bring attention to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls."
monah.org/featured/2021/…
"Activist/Designer Isabella Aiukli Cornell, of the Choctaw tribe, also used fashion to make a statement. She created a prom dress to bring attention to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls."
monah.org/featured/2021/…
March 23rd #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Whetū Tirikātene-Sullivan was New Zealand’s first Māori woman cabinet minister, its longest-serving woman MP, and a staunch advocate in Parliament for Māori interests." 🇳🇿
teara.govt.nz/en/biographies…
"Whetū Tirikātene-Sullivan was New Zealand’s first Māori woman cabinet minister, its longest-serving woman MP, and a staunch advocate in Parliament for Māori interests." 🇳🇿
teara.govt.nz/en/biographies…
March 24th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is an Icelandic politician and former president of Iceland. She was the first woman to be democratically elected as head of state in the world, serving as the president of Iceland from 1980 to 1996." 🇮🇸
"Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is an Icelandic politician and former president of Iceland. She was the first woman to be democratically elected as head of state in the world, serving as the president of Iceland from 1980 to 1996." 🇮🇸
March 25th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Alda do Espírito Santo (1926 – 2010) – was the first woman in Africa to publish poetry in Portuguese. She was a proud African liberationist who became a well-known figure in Sao Tome and Principe’s fight for independence." 🇸🇹
"Alda do Espírito Santo (1926 – 2010) – was the first woman in Africa to publish poetry in Portuguese. She was a proud African liberationist who became a well-known figure in Sao Tome and Principe’s fight for independence." 🇸🇹
![Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo (30 April 1926 – 9 March 2010[1]), known as Alda do Espírito Santo or Alda Graça, was a poet from São Tomé and Príncipe working in the Portuguese language. She also served in the Santomean government after the country's independence.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gm6M5FhXAAAEqNu.png)
March 26th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Pura Belpré (1899–1982) was the first Puerto Rican #librarian in New York City. She was dedicated to bringing Spanish-language works to the city’s growing Puerto Rican population." #Boricuas 🇵🇷npr.org/2016/09/08/492…
"Pura Belpré (1899–1982) was the first Puerto Rican #librarian in New York City. She was dedicated to bringing Spanish-language works to the city’s growing Puerto Rican population." #Boricuas 🇵🇷npr.org/2016/09/08/492…
March 27th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"In 1898, Elizabeth Stride Warner, known professionally as Lizzie Arlington, became what is believed to be the first woman to play on a men’s professional team, appearing for the Philadelphia Reserves." #MLB #OpeningDay
"In 1898, Elizabeth Stride Warner, known professionally as Lizzie Arlington, became what is believed to be the first woman to play on a men’s professional team, appearing for the Philadelphia Reserves." #MLB #OpeningDay
March 28th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"In 1933, Egyptian Lotfia Elnadi became the first Arab woman pilot in the world as well as the first woman pilot in the Middle East and the first woman pilot in Africa."
oxfordsaudia.com/en/blog/first-…
"In 1933, Egyptian Lotfia Elnadi became the first Arab woman pilot in the world as well as the first woman pilot in the Middle East and the first woman pilot in Africa."
oxfordsaudia.com/en/blog/first-…
March 29th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Sister Mary Kenneth Keller was the first U.S. woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer sciences and worked to expand access to computers in education."
womeninwisconsin.org/profile/sister…
"Sister Mary Kenneth Keller was the first U.S. woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer sciences and worked to expand access to computers in education."
womeninwisconsin.org/profile/sister…
March 30th #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
In honor of #Eid, today's spotlight is a group:
"Muslim Women in Technology (@mwt_org) is a non-profit org focused on creating opportunities, empowering, and supporting Muslim women aspiring in tech." #EidMubarak
muslimwomenintechnology.com
In honor of #Eid, today's spotlight is a group:
"Muslim Women in Technology (@mwt_org) is a non-profit org focused on creating opportunities, empowering, and supporting Muslim women aspiring in tech." #EidMubarak
muslimwomenintechnology.com
March 31st #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight:
"Marsha P. Johnson was one of the most prominent figures and an important advocate of the gay rights movement of the 1960s-1970s in NYC."
#TransgenderDayOfVisibility
womenshistory.org/education-reso…
"Marsha P. Johnson was one of the most prominent figures and an important advocate of the gay rights movement of the 1960s-1970s in NYC."
#TransgenderDayOfVisibility
womenshistory.org/education-reso…
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