March is National
Women's History Month
To address the absence of
information about women in America's schools, the National Women's History
Project led a movement to have Congress designate a celebration to
recognize women's historic achievements. The goal was to ensure that
information about the myriad ways women have changed America would be part
of our children's education.
In 1980, President Carter issued the first Presidential Proclamation
calling on the American people to remember the contributions of women. By
1987, fourteen governors had declared March as Women's History Month, and
that same year, Congress and the President followed by declaring March as
National Women's History Month.
This year's theme, Women: Builders
of Communities and Dreams, honors the spirit of
possibility and hope set in motion by generations of women in their
creation of communities and their encouragement of dreams.
Community comes in many forms, and dreams change, expand, and are
sometimes fulfilled. Women:
Builders of Communities and Dreams honors women for
bringing communities together and restoring hope in the face of impossible
odds.
The purpose of women's history is not to idealize women. On the contrary,
the stories of women's achievements present an expanded view of the
complexity and contradiction of living a full and purposeful life.
Thus, women's history becomes a story of inspiration and hope. A story of
courage and tenacity. A story of promise, possibility and purpose.
Women's history is our nation's story. It is the story of how women built
communities and inspired and nurtured dreams and how they will continue to
do so.
PATCH honors the
women in our community who have contributed to the dreams, growth, and
inspiration of Gage County and who continue to lead through work, family,
church, and friends. Women are the leaders who inspire us toward healthy
minds and healthy bodies for a community dedicated toward change and
improvement.
For more information contact:
The National Women’s History Project
Web:
www.nwhp.org
Email:
nwhp@nwhp.org
Phone: 707-636-2888
This
message is brought to you as part of the “Healthy Minds/Healthy Bodies”
educational campaign sponsored by Gage County Coalition PATCH/Healthy
Lifestyles Task Force, Blue Valley Mental Health Center, Beatrice
Community Hospital, and Gage County Safe Schools/Healthy Students. For
further information and resources, contact Sharon Langvardt, MS, LCMFT,
Blue Valley Mental Health Center, (402) 228-3386 or
bluevalley@alltel.net
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