Celebrating 100 Years of Inspiration

Since the early 1900s, we have celebrated International Women’s Day, along with thousands of motivating, successful and impressive role models.

In addition to March 8, the United States designates the entire month of March to celebrating women, women’s issues and women’s history.

Interested in learning more?  Check out these events and websites:

• Johnson County Community College presents
  360 Degrees of Women’s Lives
  

• Topeka Public Library presents
  Kansas Histories: Women Who Made a Difference
  

• UMKC Women’s Center presents Women’s History Month Trivia Table
  March 16  |  11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  Royall Hall, 800 E. 52nd Street, Kansas City, MO
  (816) 235-1638
  A fun, interactive way to test your knowledge of the accomplishments and contributions of women throughout history. Prizes will be awarded.

• Women Working Together – Writing the Next Chapter of HerStory
  March 23  |  8 – 11:30 a.m.
  Kauffman Center, 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO
  (816) 285-7236 – registration required
  Sponsored by the Dept. of Labor Women’s Bureau, this event will bring women together to reflect on the challenges that working women face and provide hope for the future.

• National Women’s History Project
  

• White House Council on Women and Girls
  

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