The month of March is in observation of EVERY WOMBMAN... EVERY WHERE
National Women's Day is March 8th but we (Women Especially celebrates and commemorate throughout the WHOLE month...
WE ARE MARCHing 4 HERstory!
Now, the observation of Women's day on March 8th started with The Socialist International meeting to build support for achieving universal suffrage of women by establishing a Women's day. The proposal was greeted by a unamious approval by the conference of a 100 women in 17 countries. However, there was not a fixed or official date selected for the observation at that time. Originally, women and men rallied on March 19 for the celebration and commemoration of women. Then, Russian women utilized the power of its vision and numbers to protest the World War I on the last Sunday in February which landed on March 8th of the Gregorian calendar.
By 1986, 14 states had already declared March as Women's History Month. ... In 1987, Congress declared March as National Women's History Month in perpetuity. A special Presidential Proclamation is issued every year which honors the extraordinary achievements of American women.
However, In South Africa, every August 9th is National Women's Day. It is a public holiday commemorating the famous 1956 March of 20,000 women on the Union Building in Pretoria.
TODAY, we may not MARCH literally
necessarily but we do MARCH figuratively and in the spirit our ancestors. At times like this, I remember Sojourner Truth, Charlotte Vandine Forten, Ida B. Wells, Naomi Talbert (Anderson)
specifically but there are so many moor women that marched for our right to write or be written in HERstory. These women were faced with adversary and placed in difficult positions daily that differ from their caucasian counterparts but they and them stood together in hopes of making a change and a significant difference in the world.
The following link shares the HERstory of some of the women mentioned above and many other achieving women that worked hard for the MARCH! (which includes the suffrage of women and the establishment of the observation for National Women's Day and later month.
HERstory and yOURS
MARCH On...
MARCH On...
MARCH On...
National Women's Day is March 8th but we (Women Especially celebrates and commemorate throughout the WHOLE month...
WE ARE MARCHing 4 HERstory!
Now, the observation of Women's day on March 8th started with The Socialist International meeting to build support for achieving universal suffrage of women by establishing a Women's day. The proposal was greeted by a unamious approval by the conference of a 100 women in 17 countries. However, there was not a fixed or official date selected for the observation at that time. Originally, women and men rallied on March 19 for the celebration and commemoration of women. Then, Russian women utilized the power of its vision and numbers to protest the World War I on the last Sunday in February which landed on March 8th of the Gregorian calendar.
By 1986, 14 states had already declared March as Women's History Month. ... In 1987, Congress declared March as National Women's History Month in perpetuity. A special Presidential Proclamation is issued every year which honors the extraordinary achievements of American women.
However, In South Africa, every August 9th is National Women's Day. It is a public holiday commemorating the famous 1956 March of 20,000 women on the Union Building in Pretoria.
TODAY, we may not MARCH literally
necessarily but we do MARCH figuratively and in the spirit our ancestors. At times like this, I remember Sojourner Truth, Charlotte Vandine Forten, Ida B. Wells, Naomi Talbert (Anderson)
specifically but there are so many moor women that marched for our right to write or be written in HERstory. These women were faced with adversary and placed in difficult positions daily that differ from their caucasian counterparts but they and them stood together in hopes of making a change and a significant difference in the world.
The following link shares the HERstory of some of the women mentioned above and many other achieving women that worked hard for the MARCH! (which includes the suffrage of women and the establishment of the observation for National Women's Day and later month.
HERstory and yOURS
MARCH On...
MARCH On...
MARCH On...
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| Naomi Talbert Anderson |
Sojourner Truth
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| Ida B. Wells |
Oni Abeni, you are a gifted and talented wombman... it took me a moment to realize what was happening and where you went... lol:)... looking forward to MARCHING On... right here with you
ReplyDeleteHi, Divine Wombman, this moontime energy has had me in a cocoon state but as I emerge and F.L.Y. (First Love Self)... I am at peace to see your LOVE and Whole WOMB self... Let's keep MARCHing On...
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