Women's History Month
Resources from the Academics Division
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All Art Content
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ArtsEdge
Articles, lesson and unit plans and videos, music
Through the Kennedy Arts Center. Provides videos, lessons and unit plans and performances for all arts content areas that covers a wide array of topics, themes and cultures. Also provides cross content material as well.
ECE - 12
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Music
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Women composers (Classic FM website)
list of names with short biographies and works of music
list and short bios of influential women composers throughout music history
ECE-12
Women Conductors (Classic FM website)
list of names and sort biographies of female conductors
list and short bios of influential women conductors today
ECE-12
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Library Services
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History Liberated: Sora eBook and audiobook collection
Ebooks and audiobooks from Denver Public Schools' Sora digital library.
Sora collection highlighting the perspectives of historically marginalized groups to provide a well-rounded view of our nation's past and present.
ECE-12
Girl Power: Sora eBook and audiobook collection
Ebooks and audiobooks from Denver Public Schools' Sora digital library.
Sora collection of girl-empowering books featuring smart, confident, and courageous females.
ECE-12
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Excerpt from womenshistorymonth.gov
Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as “Women’s History Week.” In 1987 after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month.” Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. Since 1995, presidents have issued a series of annual proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month.” These proclamations celebrate the contributions women have made to the United States and recognize the specific achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields.
