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March 1, 1978 - Women's History Week is first observed in Sonoma, California

March 1, 1987 - Congressional resolution naming Women's History Month is passed

March 2, 1973 - Women begin pilot training for the US Navy

March 3, 1962 - Jackie Joyner-Kersee - Considered the world's greatest female athlete; most decorated woman in U.S. Olympic track and field history with sixth Games medals overall.

March 4, 1917 - Jeannette Rankin of Montana is sworn in as the first

March 5, 1931 - Geraldyn (Jerrie) Cobb - Record-setting aviator; first woman to pass qualifying exams for astronaut training, 1959 but rejected as military did not allow female jet pilots at the time.

March 6, 1934 - Eleanor Roosevelt becomes the first First lady to travel by air to a foreign country

March 7, 1938 - Janet Guthrie - Pioneering woman auto racer; first woman to compete in Indianapolis 500 (1977) and Daytona 500 (1977); only woman to place in top 10 finish at Indy 500 (1978)

March 8 - A day internationally recognized as International Women's Day - its origins tracing back to protests US and Europe to honor and fight for the political rights for working women

March 9, 1928 (1987) - Graciela Olivarez - Chicana activist; first woman and Latina law graduate from Notre Dame Law School; first woman chair of Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)

March 12, 1912 - Juliette Gordon Low assembled 18 girls together in Savannah, Georgia, for the first-ever Girl Scout meeting

March 16, 1933 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Supreme Court Justice

March 17, 1910 - Camp Fire Girls is established as the first American interracial, non-sectarian organization for girls

March 18, 1964 - Bonnie Blair - Speed skater; the most successful Winter Olympian in US history and 5 time gold medalist

March 20, 1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin", is published and becomes America's first book to sell over 1 million copies

March 21, 1986 - Debi Thomas becomes first African American woman to win gold medal in a world skating competition

March 23, 1917 - Virginia Woolf establishes the Hogarth Press with her husband, Leonard Woolf.

March 23, 1857 (1915) - Fannie Farmer - authored famous cookbook, "The Boston Cooking-School Cookbook", including accurate and specific ingredient measurements for the first time that would become standardized cooking measurements

March 23, 1924 (1980) - Bette Nesmith Graham - invented Liquid Paper in her kitchen; sold her company to Gillette Corp. for $47.5 million; created 2 foundations to help women find new ways to make a living

March 24, 1826 (1898) - Matilda Joslyn Gage - Suffragist, women's rights activist and theorist, historian

March 24, 1912 - Dorothy Height - Served over 40 years as President, National Council of Negro Women; 2002 NWHP Women's History Month honoree

March 25, 1935 - Gloria Steinem - Women's rights activist and journalist; founding editor of Ms. Magazine; helped found National Women's Political Caucus, the Women's Action Alliance, and the Coalition of Labor Union Women

March 26, 1930 - Sandra Day O'Connor - First woman to join Supreme Court as justice (1981)

March 27, 1924 (1990) - Sarah Vaughan - World renown jazz singer and pianist known as the "Divine One"

Mar 30, 1888 - The National Council of Women of the US is organized by Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Lucy Stone, Julia Ward Howe, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Mar 31, 1776 - Abigail Adams writes to husband John who is helping to frame the Declaration of Independence: "Remember the ladies..."

March 31, 1889 (1975) - Muriel Wright - Choctaw Indian; fought for recompense for First Americans

March Highlights in US Women's History

March 8 - A day internationally recognized as International Women's Day - its origins tracing back to protests US and Europe to honor and fight for the political rights for working women
March 20, 1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin", is published and becomes America's first book to sell over 1 million copies
Mar 30, 1888 - The National Council of Women of the US is organized by Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Lucy Stone, Julia Ward Howe, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
March 17, 1910 - Camp Fire Girls is established as the first American interracial, non-sectarian organization for girls
March 12, 1912 - Juliette Gordon Low assembled 18 girls together in Savannah, Georgia, for the first-ever Girl Scout meeting
March 4, 1917 - Jeannette Rankin of Montana is sworn in as the first
March 6, 1934 - Eleanor Roosevelt becomes the first First lady to travel by air to a foreign country
March 2, 1973 - Women begin pilot training for the US Navy
March 1, 1978 - Women's History Week is first observed in Sonoma, California
March 21, 1986 - Debi Thomas becomes first African American woman to win gold medal in a world skating competition
March 23, 1917 - Virginia Woolf establishes the Hogarth Press with her husband, Leonard Woolf.
March 1, 1987 - Congressional resolution naming Women's History Month is passed
Mar 31, 1776 - Abigail Adams writes to husband John who is helping to frame the Declaration of Independence: "Remember the ladies..."

March Birthdays

March 3, 1962 - Jackie Joyner-Kersee - Considered the world's greatest female athlete; most decorated woman in U.S. Olympic track and field history with sixth Games medals overall.
March 5, 1931 - Geraldyn (Jerrie) Cobb - Record-setting aviator; first woman to pass qualifying exams for astronaut training, 1959 but rejected as military did not allow female jet pilots at the time.
March 7, 1938 - Janet Guthrie - Pioneering woman auto racer; first woman to compete in Indianapolis 500 (1977) and Daytona 500 (1977); only woman to place in top 10 finish at Indy 500 (1978)
March 9, 1928 (1987) - Graciela Olivarez - Chicana activist; first woman and Latina law graduate from Notre Dame Law School; first woman chair of Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
March 16, 1933 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Supreme Court Justice
March 18, 1964 - Bonnie Blair - Speed skater; the most successful Winter Olympian in US history and 5 time gold medalist
March 23, 1857 (1915) - Fannie Farmer - authored famous cookbook, "The Boston Cooking-School Cookbook", including accurate and specific ingredient measurements for the first time that would become standardized cooking measurements
March 23, 1924 (1980) - Bette Nesmith Graham - invented Liquid Paper in her kitchen; sold her company to Gillette Corp. for $47.5 million; created 2 foundations to help women find new ways to make a living
March 24, 1826 (1898) - Matilda Joslyn Gage - Suffragist, women's rights activist and theorist, historian
March 24, 1912 - Dorothy Height - Served over 40 years as President, National Council of Negro Women; 2002 NWHP Women's History Month honoree
March 25, 1935 - Gloria Steinem - Women's rights activist and journalist; founding editor of Ms. Magazine; helped found National Women's Political Caucus, the Women's Action Alliance, and the Coalition of Labor Union Women
March 26, 1930 - Sandra Day O'Connor - First woman to join Supreme Court as justice (1981)
March 27, 1924 (1990) - Sarah Vaughan - World renown jazz singer and pianist known as the "Divine One"
March 31, 1889 (1975) - Muriel Wright - Choctaw Indian; fought for recompense for First Americans