About Teen Life: March is Women's History Month

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Teen Life From Ellen Friedrichs, your About Teen Life Editor Ever wonder why we might need a Women's History Month? If you can't name a female inventor, world leader, explorer or scientist, you might just have your answer! International Women's Day Every time a "day" of awareness come up, some naysayer will find a reason to take issue with it. For example, recently I heard someone complain that if we were going to have an International Women's Day, then we should have a similar "Men's Day." Read more A History of International Women's Day International Women's Day was first celebrated on March 19 (not the later March 8), 1911. A million women and men rallied in support of women's rights on that first International Women's Day... Read more Search Related Topics:  international women's day  women's history month  women's rights How did March come to be Women's History Month? By the 1970s, there was a growing sense by many women that "history" as taught in school -- and especially in grade school and high school -- was incomplete with attending to "her story" as well. In the United States, calls for inclusion of black Americans and Native Americans helped some women realize that women were invisible in most history courses. And so the idea for a woman's history month was born... Read more Search Related Topics:  women's history month  international women's day  8 march The Origins of Women's History Month, Women Inventors Until about 1840, only 20 U.S. patents were issued to women. Patents are the proof of "ownership" of an invention and only the inventor(s) can apply for a patent. In the past, women were not allowed equal rights of property ownership (patents are a form of intellectual property) and many women patented their inventions under their husband's or father's names. In the past, women were also prevented from receiving the higher education necessary for inventing.... Read more Search Related Topics:  women's history month  women inventors  Related Searches Black History Month Teen Help Patent Invention Inventor Idea Intellectual Patent Featured Articles Women's History Month 2014: Inventors How Have You Honored Women's History Month? Women's History Month: Canada How did Women's History Month begin in the US? Women's History Month - Space / Astronomy Women's History Month - Music Education   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Teen Life newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Advertisement