This Girl Can! Celebrates Trailblazers -Black History Month

For too long our history as a country and as a people has had enormous holes. In order to understand who we are, how we got to be, we need to know everyone’s stories. Women and people of color have only recently started to be included in our historical narrative. How important it is for every little girl to learn about women who pushed beyond where society wanted and expected them to go. This Black History Month let’s celebrate those trailblazers who ignored the many many obstacles set in their way not simply because they were women but also women of color- huge mountains to climb, but climb they did! While Black History Month opens the opportunity for discovery and discussion, it is important that we remember to look to and learn more about women and women of color all year long.

Let’s celebrate some of these remarkable women who said Yes! This Girl Can! They defied expectations, pushed beyond the artificial borders society imposed, found courage and bravely fought forward as they dared to dream and believe they could…and they did!

To Learn More and Read More About Trailblazing Women Visit:

• National Women’s History Museum

• National Museum of African American History and Culture

• PBS Black Culture Collection

• National Archives for Black Women’s History

• For Great! Books to Read More Visit: A Mighty Girl