Nov 11, 1993
The Vietnam Women’s Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C., honoring 265,000 women who voluntarily served during the Vietnam era.
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Women’s History Facts
Oct 4, 1976
ABC’s Barbara Walters becomes the first woman co-anchor of the evening news.
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Women’s History Facts
Sept 26, 1973
American Baptist minister Capt. Lorraine Potter becomes first woman U.S. Air Force chaplain.
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Women’s History Facts
July 12, 1984
Rep. Geraldine Ferraro, D-N.Y., is chosen as the first Female to run for vice president. She joined Walter Mondale, D-Minn., on the Democratic Party ticket.
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Women’s History Facts
June 9, 1949
Georgia Neese Clark is confimed as the first woman treasurer of the United States.
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Women’s History Facts
May 8, 1932
President Woodrow Wilson signs a proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.
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Women’s History Facts
March 4, 1917
Jeannette Rankin, R-Mont., becomes the first female member of Congress.
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Women’s History Facts
Feb 27, 1922
The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing women’s right to vote.
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Women’s History Facts
Jan 8, 1977
Pauli Murray becomes the female African American Episcopal priest.
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Women’s History Facts
It wasn’t until 1987 that Congress declared March Women’s History Month, in celebration of women’s contributions and achievements. The month was step up from Women’s History Week, which had been recognized, first in Sonoma, Calif., in the late 1970s and then a few years later nationally.
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Encouragement For The Day 