March

Women’s History Month, now celebrated annually in the United States, grew out of a week long celebration of women’s contributions to culture, history and society organized by the school district of Sonoma, California, in 1979. The idea quickly caught on within communities, schools and organizations across the country. In 1981, the U.S. Congress made it official, passing a resolution establishing Women’s History Week. Six years later, the event was expanded into the entire month of March.

Each year, the National Women’s History Project selects a theme that highlights achievements by distinguished women in specific fields, from medicine and the environment to art and politics. The 2010 theme, “Writing Women Back into History,” commemorates the project’s 30th anniversary and recognizes efforts to document women’s accomplishments and experiences in textbooks and other educational materials.

Women’s History Month coincides with International Women’s Day, which many countries celebrate every March 8 with demonstrations, educational initiatives and customs such as offering gifts and flowers. The United Nations has sponsored the holiday since 1975.

The purpose of Women's History Month is to increase consciousness and knowledge of women's history: to take one month of the year to remember the contributions of notable and ordinary women, in hopes that the day will soon come when it's impossible to teach or learn history without remembering these contributions.

To honor this special month, I encourage you to explore these sites, learning more about one important aspect of the history of all people. Women's history isn't just for women, although many women find that studying women's history helps them realize that women's place is everywhere.

In celebration of Women's History Month, WNYWOMEN.COM is recommending highlighting the many resources on women's history and culture available from the link below's extensive online collection.

http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/women.html

To view a short video dedicated to The Women Of The World, and all that they do, please click the play button on the video below.

When someone mentions that they just received a massage- most people have a bewildered expression on their face. Some may even say- “YOU got a massage? How can you have someone touch and rub you like that?”  There are so many misconceptions about what a massage is and this is mostly because of the media perceiving massage as something sexual instead of being therapeutic.

THIRTEEN THINGS YOUR BURGLAR WON'T TELL YOU:


1. Of  course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your new refrigerator.  

2. Hey, thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week. While I was in there, I unlatched the back window to make my return a little easier.

3. Love those flowers. That tells me you have taste... and taste means there are nice things inside. Those yard toys your kids leave out always make me wonder what type of gaming system they have.