February Highlights in U.S. Women's History
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February 2016
February Highlights in U.S. Women’s History
Presentation by Carole Argo
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History helps us learn who we are, but when we don’t know our own history, our power and dreams are immediately diminished. —
The National Women’s History Project
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The National Women’s History Project
❖ The National Women’s History Project recognizes and celebrates the diverse and historic accomplishments of women by providing informational services and educational and promotional materials.
Source: http://www.nwhp.org/our-mission-statement/
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In honoring and celebrating women across the world, here are some of the Top Highlights in US Women’s History in the month of February
Source: http://www.nwhp.org/events/february/
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Source: http://www.nwhp.org/events/february/
Feb. 1, 1978❖ First postage stamp to honor a
black woman, Harriet Tubman, is issued in Washington, DC.
Image Source: Pinterest
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Source: http://www.nwhp.org/events/february/
Feb. 4, 1987❖ First “National Women in
Sports Day” is celebrated by Presidential Proclamation.
Image Source: Pinterest
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Source: http://www.nwhp.org/events/february/
Feb. 11, 1989❖ Rev. Barbara Harris became
the first women bishop in the American Episcopal Church and in the Anglican Communion worldwide. Image Source: www.episcopalarchives.org/
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February 12, 1869
❖ The Utah Territorial Legislature passes a bill allowing women to vote.
Source: http://www.nwhp.org/events/february/
Image Source: http://www.heraldnet.com/
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February 15, 1921
❖ The Suffrage Monument, depicting Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott, sculpted by Adelaide Johnson, is dedicated to the U.S. Capitol.
Source: http://www.nwhp.org/events/february/ Image Source: http://newyorkhistoryblog.org/
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February 15, 1953
❖ Tenley Albright became the first American women to win the World Figure Skating championship.
Source: http://www.nwhp.org/events/february/
Image Source: http://gofigureskating.com/
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February 17, 1870
❖ Esther Hobart Morris in Wyoming became the first American woman Justice of the Peace.
Source: http://www.nwhp.org/events/february/
Image Source: http://www.uwyo.edu/
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February 24, 1912
❖ Henrietta Szold founds Hadassah, the largest Jewish organization in American history, focusing on healthcare and education in Israel and the U.S.
Source: http://www.nwhp.org/events/february/
Image Source: https://www.kintera.org
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February 24, 1967
❖ Jocelyn Bell Burnell makes the first discovery of a pulsar, a rapidly rotating neutron star.
Source: http://www.nwhp.org/events/february/
Image Source: Pinterest
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February 27, 1922
❖ U.S. Supreme Court upholds the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees women the right to vote.
Source: http://www.nwhp.org/events/february/
Image Source: www.wikipedia.org
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