U.S. Info Alert
On this page, IRC compiles Internet resources concerning women's acomplishments and situations. U.S. celebrates women’s contributions to the world every March. National Women’s History Month’s roots go back to March 8, 1857, when women from New York City factories staged a protest over working conditions. International Women’s Day was first observed in 1909, but it wasn’t until 1981 that Congress established National Women’s History Week to be commemorated the second week of March. In 1987, Congress expanded the week to a month. Every year since, Congress has passed a resolution for Women’s History Month, and the president has issued a proclamation.
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Presidential Proclamation & Executive Order
- Presidential Proclamation: The Women’s History Month for the year 2009. March 3, 2009.
Full Text [HTML format]. - Executive Order: Establishing a White House Council on Women and Girls. The White House. March 11, 2009
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U.S. Government Sites
- Women's History Month: March 2009. Facts for Features, U.S. Bureau of Census. January 2009.
Full Text [PDF format, 7 p.]. - Milestones in U.S. Women's History. International Information Program, U.S. Department of State. February 25, 2009.
Full Text [HTML format]. - Women's History Month: Women Taking the Lead to Save our Planet. Library of Congress. March 2009.
Full Text [HTML format]. - U.S. Celebrates Women's Contributions to the World Every March. International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Louise Fenner. February 24, 2009.
Full Text. [HTML format]. - Women's History Month. Smithsonian Institution. March 6, 2009.
Full Text [HTML format]. - Places Where Women Made History. National Park Service. 2009.
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International
- Who Answers to Women? Gender & Accountability. Progress of the World’s Women 2008/2009, United Nations. 2009.
Full Text [PDF format, 163 p.].
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