McGregor is proud to celebrate and recognize Women’s History Month. Women’s History Month started as International Women’s Day in March 1909. In 1978, the Sonoma California school district developed Women’s History Week (around the week of March 8th). Over the next year, other school districts, communities, and organizations had their own Women’s History Week celebrations. From these events came calls for a National Women’s History Week. This was federally recognized in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter. March features International Women’s Day on March 8, which is observed in the U.S. and other countries including the U.K. and Australia.
Each year Women’s History Month has a theme developed by the National Women’s History Project. This year’s theme is “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations“. This theme aims to recognize women who have dedicated their lives to education, mentorship, and leadership.
Some Interesting Little Known Women’s History Month Facts:
1. * Marie Curie was the first person (and only woman) to receive two Nobel prizes. She won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1903 and the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1911.
2. * Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D. (1821-1910), was the first woman to graduate from medical school in the United States and is often thought of as America’s first woman doctor.
3. * Geraldyn “Jerrie” Cobb was the first woman to pass astronaut testing in 1961.But Jerrie wasn’t allowed to travel to space due to her gender.
4. * Katherine Graham became the first woman CEO of a fortune 500 company in 1972. It was under her leadership that The Washington Post broke one of the world’s biggest scandals: Watergate.
5. * Shirley Chisolm was the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress in 1968
6. * Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic and the first Latina to serve on the United States Supreme Court.Please look out for the following events at McGregor that commemorates women’s contributions across the United States and the world
McGregor PACE will be Celebrating Women’s History Month 2025 with the following activities:
PACE Emery- March 5th-1:45 pm – Celebrating Women Bingo Game
PACE Elyria – March 7th – 1:00 pm – Celebrating Women’s History Program
PACE Brooklyn – March 19th – 1:00 pm – Women’s History Trivia
PACE Emery – March 21st -1:00 pm – Beading with the Ladies
PACE Forest Hill – March 26th- 10:30 am – Women’s History Celebration
McGregor Gardens will feature the following Women’s History movies:
Hidden Figures- March 11th Part 1-Noon-1:00 pm (Community Room)
Hidden Figures-March 12th Part 2-Noon-1:00 pm (Community Room)
I would like to extend a thank you to Kim Minton, Jacqueline Southern, Karen Lisy, Andre Burton and the McGregor Activities Committee for their work on the McGregor events for Women’s History Month.
Please consider joining McGregor in recognizing the accomplishments and contributions women have made in the United States and around the globe.
