The public celebration of women's history in this country began in 1978 as "Women's History Week" in Sonoma County, California. In 1981, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) co-sponsored a joint Congressional resolution proclaiming a national Women's History Week. In 1987, Congress expanded the celebration to a month, and March was declared Women's History Month.

Women’s History Month - March 2019 Scheduled Events

All Month Long

Visionary Women: Champions of Peace & Nonviolence

LSC-North Harris, Library, Second Floor Display Cases

Monday, March 4

ThinkFast Trivia Game Show: Women’s History Edition

Noon • LSC- North Harris, Student Center, Room SC-200

Wednesday, March 6

A Voice in the Darkness: Memoir of a Rwandan Genocide Survivor

Author, Jeanne Celestine

12:30 p.m. • LSC- North Harris, Library, 3rd Floor GroupSpot

Wednesday, March 20

Manicure & Me-Time, hosted by CHI-School of Cosmetology

Noon • LSC- North Harris, Student Service Building, Room SSB-204

Friday, March 22

Drawing Your Line: Setting Boundaries Step by Step

Presented by: Author and Self Esteem Coach, Dawn Koufakis,

9 a.m. • LSC- North Harris, Student Service Building, SSB-204

Tuesday, March 26

A Voice in the Darkness: Memoir of a Rwandan Genocide Survivor

Author, Jeanne Celestine

10:30 a.m. • LSC- Greenspoint Center, Room 103

Wednesday, March 27

Career Prep for Success

1 p.m. • LSC- North Harris, Student Services Building, Room SSB-208

Thursday, March 28

Women’s Empowerment Brunch

11:30 a.m. • LSC- North Harris, Student Service Building, Room SSB-204

Thursday, March 28

Latina Power Hour: Collections and Oral History Discussion

Special Guest: Houston Archivist, Mikaela Selley

2 p.m. • LSC- North Harris, Academic Building, Room ACAD-222

?Past Events:

• O.W.L.S. Story Telling Circle
• Gender Wage Gap Discussion - Is She Worth Less?
• Spring Bling
• Women's Conference
• Super Latina Power Hour Panel
• Personal Empowerment Workshop: Defining Respect in Relationships
• Women's Faculty Appreciation Luncheon