Women’s History Month was disrupted by the onset of a global pandemic last year. This year, events may look slightly different, but TCU will recognize Women’s History Month with a variety of events and opportunities to celebrate inspiring women.
From learning how women worked our Texas land to honoring women of color to celebrating International Women’s Day through music, there is much from which to choose.
“We commemorate Women’s History Month for many different reasons: to celebrate women’s contributions; to recover women’s stories in a world that has devalued their voices; and to reimagine what our gendered world could look like today and in the future,” said Nino Testa, associate director of Women & Gender Studies.
Women’s History Week was first established by President Jimmy Carter in 1980. He wrote, “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. Too often, the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed.”
The recognition week was expanded to Women’s History Month in 1987. At TCU, and across the country, the month of March now includes several events celebrating women and their accomplishments. Visit the specially curated events page on the TCU calendar for more.