Women's History Month Features

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March is Women's History Month. Learn about some of history's most influential women, some major landmarks in women's rights, and about the story behind Women's History. 

History and Timelines

• The History of Women's History
• Timeline: U.S. Women's Rights Movement
• Famous Firsts by American Women
• The Wage Gap: A History
• The Best and Worst State Economies for Women New!
• Timeline: Women in Sports
• Women's Suffrage Granted, by Country
• Landmark Supreme Court Cases in Women's Rights
• International Women's Day (March 8)
• Declaration of Sentiments
• Encyclopedia: Feminism
• Five Women's Museums to Know
• Notable Speeches by U.S. Women