National Women's History Month!

Its March! You know what that means? It's national women's history month.I'm excited about this, seeing as how my class is named, "Women in America." 

It all started out of a small-town school event in California, now, Women's History Month is a celebration of women's contributions to history, culture and society. The United States has observed it annually throughout the month of March since 1987. The 2011 theme, “Our History Is Our Strength,” pays tribute to women’s tenacity, courage and creativity over the centuries.

I received an email about The Niagara Foundation. They cordially invites anyone interested to the panel discussion on “Celebrating Women as Community Builders; Perspectives from Three Women Leaders" in commemoration of Women’s History Month.

In this panel, the panelists will share their opinions with us on the role of the women as community builders, discuss the contributions of the women to society in different fields and talk about the challenges that they encounter. They will also share their views on how to make women realize their full potential and encourage them to fulfill this potential.

Sounds like an interesting event & for those of you who are interested here is some more information:

PANELISTS:
Sheri L. Jones; WLNS -TV 6 News Anchor

Paulette Granberry Russell; Senior Advisor to the President of MSU for Diversity; Director of the Office for Inclusion & Intercultural Initiatives

Dr. Elizabeth Simmons; Dean of the Lyman Briggs College, MSU

DATE: Thursday, March 17, 2011
TIME: 6pm-8pm
VENUE:  East Lansing Hannah Community Center  Executive Conference Room
ADDRESS: 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823
FEE: Free of charge



Further more, In honor of women's history month, I've been watching some short videos on the History Channel's web site.
Most of them are short, less than a few minutes, so they won't take long to watch. Take a look, the one about the first ladies is my favorite!!!!!
CLICK HERE TO GO TO VIDEOS


CHEERS!