Women's History and Heritage

Overview

Women’s History and Heritage

Women’s History Month began as a week-long celebration on March 7, 1982. Five years later, after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Public Law 100-9, officially designating March as Women’s History Month. Since then, the President of the United States has issued annual proclamations and the National Women’s History Alliance has organized themes commemorating women’s history. (source: womenshistorymonth.gov)

Past Women’s History Month Themes:

2019: “Visionary Women: Champions of Peace & Nonviolence”
2020: “Valiant Women of the Vote”
2021: “Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to be Silenced”
2022: “Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope”
2023: “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories”
2024: “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion“
2025: “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations”

2025 Events

Women Empowerment: Leading & Thriving in LIS and Libraries
Thursday, March 27, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Time

See all Women’s History Month Symposia

 

Library and Information Science Best Practices

 

Best Practices from “Women in Information”:

  • Establish mentorship opportunities
  • Seek out and/or create support groups for women in informatics
  • Actively challenge the relationship women have in the historical context of libraries and labor 
  • Think about the ways in which librarianship has historically feminized its workers

Community Profiles

Professional Associations

Women's History Month

Bibliography

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