Summary Women's History Month originated as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress requested the President to proclaim a week in March 1982 as Women's History Week. In 1987 in response to a petition of the National Women's History Project, Congress designated the month of March as Women's History Month. Between 1988 and 1994, Congress continued to pass resolutions authorizing the President to proclaim March as Women's History Month. Since 1995, Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama have each continued the tradition.
The Library of Congress, the National Archives and Records Administration, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Gallery of Art, the National Park Service, the Smithsonian Institution, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join together in tribute to women who have provided invaluable service to our society with the National Women's History Project. As well as exhibits and collections, the group through The Library of Congress provides images, audio/video, and curriculum plans for teachers as well as encourages the proclamations, resolutions, and celebration of the women who have contributed so richly to our history.
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