Women's History Month



March 2021 CMGMH Update:
Greetings CMGMH Friends & Colleagues!  
 
Continuing forward from last August's Centennial Celebration of when (some) Women earned the right to vote, this year's Women's History Month has been titled "Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to be Silent" by the National Women's History Museum. The influence of women in the United States, particularly our transgender and queer sisters, disabled sisters, and sisters of color, have often been either glossed over or written out entirely from the American narrative and the women's suffrage movement. We encourage all, this Women's History Month, to pay homage to those women, including Zitkála-Šá, Claudette Colvin, Anna May Wong, Eliza Suggs, Dr. Margaret Chung, Marsha P. Johnson, and Sylvia Rivera. 
 
May we always remember the courageous efforts of women in the LGBTQ+ community, disabled women, and women of color who fight for equity for all people. My hope is that, in interacting with the resources provided here (as always, there is much more out there to be explored), you each may be inspired to celebrate the legacies created by these remarkable women.

All the Best,

Rebekah Drew
CMGMH Program Coordinator
AmeriCorps VISTA Member
Events and Ways to Celebrate:
  • "Shall Not be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote" Virtual exhibit with handwritten letters, photos, and more procured by the Library of Congress.
  • "Creating Icons: How We Remember Woman Sufferage" An online exhibit hosted by The Smithsonian.
  • Self-Guided Tours in the Greater Boston Area by Boston Women's Heritage Trail
  • Author Q & A with Heather Clark. Author of Red Comet: the Short Life and Blazing Path of Sylvia Plath Boston Women's Heritage Trail Free event
Further Exploration:
Articles:
  • History or His-story: "This is where the word 'History' comes from" Times Magazine.
  • "Why is Women's History Month in March?" The Oprah Magazine
  • "Not All Women Gained the Right to Vote in 1920" PBS
Jennie Wu's Angel Island Story
"Jennie (Sook Han) Wu, was born in Cheung Har Bin Village of Zhongshan Province, China. She lived on the family farm in China until the age of 11... Jennie was eleven years old when she left the village in 1940 and traveled to Hong Kong, where she boarded the USS President Coolidge alone, without adult supervision, guidance or assistance."

Read the Full Story Here
Art & Multimedia:

  • "10 Artists to See for Women's History Month" Arts Boston
  • "In Dialogue: Smithsonian Objects and Social Justice" National Portrait Gallery

Recommended Books:

  • At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance- a New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power by Danielle L. McGuire
  • Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement by Janet Dewart Bell
  • Clay Walls by Ronyoung Kim (a.k.a. Gloria Hahn)
Honoring Women's History Month
Upcoming CMGMH Programs & Webinars

  • "Uyghur Crisis in China: Cultural Genocide" with Omar Kanat - March 4th @ 6pm Register Here

  • Greek Independence Date - March 25th

  • Forum on Asian Mental Health - April 30th
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