PEOPLE: Women’s History Month 2023 pays special tribute to those who led the parade of successful women who made unique history in America
AGN.News Team
March 1, 2023
WASHINGTON (AGN.News) – Women’s History Month 2023 pays tribute to women from every culture who led the parade of women for over 400 years as history makers in America.
These women made America the world’s leading democratic model of success by the way it has grown to respect women. Their strength and determination help make America an all-inclusive united society of achievers and role models. These women are worthy of honor and respect.
This month, March 2023, provides an opportunity for Americans to inspire confidence in the work and dedication of women. In America, a successful model of respect for women in other countries to follow is clearly documented.
From the founding of this land – land that would eventually become the United States – women have used their God-given knowledge, skills, and talent to inspire the next generation of women to support America’s democracy and freedoms.
History making women in America
The history of women in the United States involves their lived-experiences and their contributions to the development and prosperity of America. It highlights the dedication of women as trailblazers.
Before any European set foot on this land, Native American women were models of success and the backbone of their respective communal societies.
They actively performed many daily tasks in their villages in support of their family, their extended families, and their communal society as a whole. Native American women were models of respect in their society.
As various groups of immigrants set foot on this soil, these welcoming Native American women displayed the hospitality they were accustomed to showing newly-arriving visitors. They were all-inclusive in their display of a welcoming spirit.
As the centuries passed, people from every place on earth came to America. They more often than not misunderstood the role of women in making America what it became-an all-inclusive nation of immigrants.
Women and voting in elections
By the 18th century, women in America wanted to have a greater share in shaping the future of this growing country. They supported their men who fought and died in wars.
Women wanted to express this newly-admired freedom they often heard their husbands talk about. Women wanted the right to vote and were willing to fight for that right.
In the 19th century, the desire to vote was like a flowing river throughout every U.S. community. As they looked on – as they saw men voting and expressing their wishes at the ballot box – these women knew it was going to be a fight. They saw only men voting and seeing themselves having absolutely no say in any election disturbed their inner spirit.
Before 1776, women had the right to vote in various U.S. colonies. By 1807, every state constitution denied women the right to vote, meaning only men could vote.
Then came women pioneers. Pioneers like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton led the fight for women’s suffrage. These pioneering women fought to secure the right to vote for every qualified woman.
Women heard about the right to vote being given to women in the U.S. state of Wyoming on November 5, 1889 and they wanted this right to vote for themselves. They won this right to vote with the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution which went into force on August 26, 1920.
It took one hundred and thirteen years to regain that right all across the United States. It took an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to make it happen. Thanks to the unbending might of women it became a done deal.
Women supported the war effort
During World War II, many women went to work in factories in support of the war. While men were off fighting for democracy in foreign lands, women filled their roles in factories, supply chains, construction, communication, aerospace, ship building, home construction, and clerical duties.
Women enlisted in the armed services of America. Overseas, women handled the millions of pieces of mail, food services, drivers, mechanical services and much more.
Women in business and communities
As the 1950s came and went, the idea of women only being qualified to perform domestic duties soon faded over the cliff of society. The value of women became clearer to those in political power.
Women freely expressed themselves about the social and domestic issues facing the nation. Women began to universally layout their role in making America better on the home front.
As women looked on – they saw an America in need of a different perspective. America needed a more respectful and compassionate perspective.
America needed a woman’s unique perspective. Women often shared their perspective with those in power. Their views were often dismissed as partisan. So, women began to focus on their work at home and on the job. Women gained access to leadership in virtually every type of business in America.
Women could feel the pulse of America. They knew the value of education. So, many more women went back to school to improve their chances for better jobs. They worked harder on the job than many of their male co-workers, but at lower pay.
Women as post-war business leaders
The post-war economy began to improve. More women were needed to ignite the flames of economic growth across this vast country. Small business owners became women. Women opened corner stores. Women created support groups to help other women create local businesses.
The idea of women being “where you belong” in the home went out the window. Women began to reach their full potential. As women told their children to stay in school, they also went back to school and stayed in school, earning money-making degrees.
Like many women before them, women had their own money and buying power. They refused to allow their family to be deprived of a better life because of a lack of money. They understood one important fact – more education equals better jobs, which equals better pay, leading to a better way of life.
By the 1960s, women took on a more active role as employees and managers in companies across the country. Like women in the 19th century, many women knew the power of change began at the ballot box. Women voted in ever increasing numbers.
Women as local political leaders
Many men in power worked in concert behind the scene to discourage women from voting. Many women faced barriers to voting by employers. That is, men who demanded they work overtime on election day. Many registration forms were lost by election day and were amazingly found right after the election.
All of those efforts proved to be a failure as women in droves showed up on the next election day and voted for women. Now, there was an increase in women in power across America.
More and more women became doctors, lawyers, corporate executives, business owners, community leaders, construction workers, supervisors, judges, mayors, county commissioners, military officers, police officers, in many U.S. communities.
Women’s History Month Highlights
Women’s History Month honors African American women, Asian American women, Caribbean American women, European American women, Native American women, North American women, Pacific Islander women, and South American women throughout this month of March 2023.
Historians have recorded the victimization of women throughout history especially minority women. They have also recorded the exemplary behavior of women as they fought for their rights. Many history making women have become trailblazers, models for others to follow.
The value of 21st century women
In the 21st century, women have achieved greater roles in American Life. Many women are honored in museums, books, and university studies today.
Finally society has come to understand the distinctive strengths displayed in the local community of women. By the 2000s, men in power came to see women as assets in nation building.
Minority women, who’ve struggled to attain the respect due them, are now gaining the respect due them for their unyielding role as trailblazers in their respective professions.
This month we’ll meet many of these women who made their mark in America’s history. Women who inspired generations of women to become examples for others. Women who made congratulatory history in America are all around us. This month will highlight the value and gains attributed to many of them.
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