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4 things to know about International Women’s Day

By Michael Gryboski, Editor

Women’s History Month

Former President Jimmy Carter prior to the game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sept. 30, 2018, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Former President Jimmy Carter prior to the game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sept. 30, 2018, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Scott Cunningham/Getty Images

International Women's Day has inspired activism and remembrance and is linked to the birth of another annual observance in the United States: Women's History Month.

In 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued a proclamation creating "National Women's History Week" during the week of March 8, precisely due to its significance as IWD. The week was later turned into a month by an act of Congress in 1987. 

"From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this nation," stated Carter.

"Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well."

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