Why Do We Study Women's History?
Jacqui Fishman
“Well behaved women rarely make history”
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Why do we study women's history? The lives and the stories of women, their role in, and their impact on, our history have mostly been hidden.
We say it all the time, ” We cannot be what we cannot see.” We need to know women's stories, we need to look to them as models, as beacons of inspiration to follow as we build our goals and pursue our dreams. Learning about the lives and experiences of those trailblazing women who defied expectations and often risked their lives to achieve their goals will help us envision who we can become.
History is filled with the stories of women and girls just like YOU! What makes their experiences important? These girls and women found their own way, they defied societal norms and commands, and they bravely and independently pushed down doors, ignorance, harassment, and even threats to their lives and well-being.
Ensuring that every woman's story is heard and respected provides all little girls, and not-so-little girls, with the opportunities to understand and to know they too can realize the power of their dreams because there was someone who came before them who lived a life and showed that Yes! This Girl Can! Change the World.
As we wind down this #WomensHistoryMonth we share our hope that every day EVERY girl will believe that Yes! She can make #HERstory. We are dedicated to celebrating the hidden history of all women every day, not just in March. We cheer the rule-breakers, the trailblazers, the fearless, and the indefatigable who said Yes! #ThisGirlCan! Change the World. Now it is your turn-and we cannot wait to see YOU make HERstory.