Celebrating Women’s History Month
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Please join Alder Foods in celebrating Women’s History Month!? Every year, the month of March serves as an annual observance to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society.? This month-long celebration is officially recognized by the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia and coincides with International Women’s Day, which is celebrated annually every March 8th.
The National Women’s History Alliance has named 2024’s Women’s History Month theme as “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.”? The Alliance states that “the theme recognizes women throughout the country who understand that, for a positive future, we need to eliminate bias and discrimination from our lives and institutions. We also recognize the example of women who are committed to embracing everyone and excluding no one in our common quest for freedom and opportunity.”
Below you will find online resources, including a link to the National Women’s History Museum which provides virtual online exhibitions detailing women’s roles and impacts in society and their fight for equality, a link to a great video titled “We Rise: A film from the Center for Women’s History” narrated by Meryl Streep and highlights some of the remarkable women who’s advocacy for change had lasting effects on New York and the nation, and a link to the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, where a new digital exhibition, “Becoming Visible: Bringing American Women’s History Into Focus, will be launching on International Women’s Day on March 8th.?
Additionally, below you will find profiles of some of the many women in history who were all incredible advocates of change and made impactful contributions to the fight for equality not just for women’s rights, but for all human rights.??
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Sojourner Truth – Born Isabella Baumfree, Sojourner was an African-American abolitionist who dedicated her life to fighting and defending racial and gender equality. She was born into slavery in 1797 and escaped to freedom with her young daughter at the age of 29. In 1828, she became the first Black woman to win a custody court battle against a white slave owner and was able to recover her son from slavery. At the Ohio Women's Rights Convention of 1851, Truth delivered a speech titled "Ain't I a Woman?" that stirred hearts and became widely told during the Civil War era. She recruited Black troops for the Union Army and attempted to secure land grants for former slaves after abolition. In the 1860s, she often rode streetcars in Washington D.C. to promote desegregation and publicly protest racism. Her efforts were acknowledged by President Abraham Lincoln, who invited her to the White House in 1864.
Susan B. Anthony – An American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement, Anthony grew up handing out anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17 and became the NY state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society.??? Anthony was arrested in 1872 for voting, which was at the time was a direct violation of laws that allowed only men to vote.? However, four years later In 1878, Anthony and her friend and co-worker, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, arranged for Congress to be presented with an amendment giving women the right to vote. This bill later became known colloquially as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment. It was eventually ratified as the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920.
Simone de Beauvoir - Born in Paris in 1908, Simone de Beauvoir was an outspoken French philosopher and writer.? Perhaps her most influential work, "The Second Sex" was written in 1949 and helped begin a conversation around modern feminism. In the book, she articulated a thoughtful attack on the idea that women belonged in passive roles and criticized the patriarchy. The book was prohibited by The Vatican but that didn't stop Beauvoir from continuing the fight for equality.
Malala Yousafzai – Born in Swat in 1997, Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel Peace laureate for her activism against the Pakistani Taliban and their treatment of women.? Encouraged by her father, Malala wrote for BBC Urdu and detailed her experiences living under Taliban occupation when she was 11.? Yousafzai and her family lived in the Swat Valley in Pakistan, where local Taliban groups prevented girls from going to school, often in violent ways.? At age 15, Yousafzai was targeted in an assassination attempt by a Taliban gunman. Although Yousafzai was shot in the head, she survived the incident. Yousafzai and her story were met with global support and acclaim.
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