Women's History
Month
Following Black History Month, it is time to honor another historically oppressed demographic in America…women. Women have come a long way throughout history. They went from being considered property to having equal constitutional rights as humans should. But, in this free country, we have still yet to have a female be the leader of this said free world. This is surprising considering how many extraordinary women we have had in our country show unwavering leadership without title.
In 1987, March was declared National Women’s History Month by U.S. Congress. The special month is celebrated with a Presidential Proclamation which happens every year to honor the fantastic things women have done and are still doing. President Jimmy Carter is known to have designated March 2nd through the 8th as National Women’s History Week. But, after more petitioning by the National Women’s History Project, Congress finally passed Pub. L. 100-9 which marked the month of March 1987 as the official “Women’s History Month.”
Usually, we honor women in history that fought in the suffrage movement or protested for equality. Those women do deserve eternal gratitude and honoring. But, this article is to appreciate the women of today who continue to do remarkable things in modern times. Some of these womens are making history through social media, while others are standing up for transgender rights.
To begin, we start off with the youngest of the bunch, Jazz. You may know her as the fun and bubbly girl, who also just happens to be a transgender girl. She is an advocate for young people like her and is growing into an exceptional young woman. She continues to change the world through her show “I Am Jazz’ which airs on TLC.