Tag Archive: Women’s history

Celebrating Women’s History Month in 2021

Posted on March 8, 2021 12:00 pm Published by test

by The History Reader

In 1981, Congress declared the week of March 7th as “Women’s History Week.” This was between second and third-wave feminism, so people did not think one week was enough. After many petitions, Congress officially dedicated the

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Five Amazing Women of the Revolutionary War

Posted on July 8, 2015 2:24 pm Published by Alastair Hayes 1 Comment

by Jack Kelly

Margaret Corbin

Born on the Pennsylvania frontier, Margaret Cochran was orphaned when her parents were killed during the French and Indian war. The five-year-old was taken in by relatives and knew the pangs of poverty. … Read the article