"As Dr. Gerda Lerner has noted, “Women’s History is Women’s Right.” – It is an essential and indispensable heritage from which we can draw pride, comfort, courage, and long-range vision.” (President Jimmy Carter)
International Women’s Day takes place around the world on March 8, 2025, but the whole month of March is set aside as Women’s History Month. What began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California has spread across the country. Because of successful lobbying from a coalition of women’s groups and historians, President Jimmy Carter issued the first proclamation recognizing National Women’s History Week in 1980. Read the proclamation here at the American Presidency Project and learn more about the history of this important month here at the National Women’s History Museum.
This year’s Women’s History Month display at SU Libraries continues last year’s theme of exploring the contributions of women to a variety of fields. The Women’s History Month LibGuide highlights the stories of women from many different professions, and this year’s expansion includes what women have done in the finance industry, the political sphere, the athletic arena, and the world of science fiction and fantasy.
This guide, and the accompanying physical display in Bird Library, was curated by Social Sciences and Humanities Librarian Rebecca Johnston and builds on the excellent work of Amanda Buettner (MLIS candidate, School of Information Studies) and McKenzie Rybka (M.M.'23, Vocal Performance, College of Visual and Performing Arts).
