Thinkabara👩🔬 Women's History Month
All of March Grades K–5
Women's History Month in March celebrates the women who shaped America and the world — scientists, leaders, athletes, artists and inventors.
📅 Next dates
- Monday, March 1, 2027
- Wednesday, March 1, 2028
📖 The story
For a long time, history books told mostly the stories of men. In 1978, a school district in Sonoma County, California, held a "Women's History Week" so students could learn about women's achievements too. The idea spread across the country.
In 1987, Congress made March Women's History Month. It is a time to remember women who fought for the right to vote, like Susan B. Anthony, and women who broke barriers, like astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
✨ Traditions
- Reading about women in history
- Making posters and timelines
- Celebrating International Women's Day on March 8
- Interviewing a woman in your family or community
✂️ Activities
Trailblazer Timeline
- Pick five women from different times, such as Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Amelia Earhart, Sally Ride and Simone Biles.
- Put them on a timeline across a long strip of paper.
- Under each name, write one "first" or great thing she did.
Interview a Hero
- Ask a mom, grandma, aunt, teacher or neighbor three questions about her life and work.
- Write down her answers.
- Make a thank-you card that tells her why she inspires you.
Women's History Month quiz
In which month is Women's History Month in the United States?
Who was the first American woman in space?
What did Susan B. Anthony fight for?
Where did the first Women's History Week start?
💭 Let’s write
Which woman, from history or from your own life, inspires you the most? Why?
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