UNM Anthropology department highlights Women's History Month
March 2, 2023
The Department of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico celebrates Women’s History Month in March with a website page full of resources about history, events, research, videos, and many other topics, including a synopsis of the history-making scholars at UNM.
“The goal of this webpage is to provide a variety of information and resources about the history of women in America in a single, easily accessible format that can facilitate learning, understanding, conversations and awareness,” said Jennifer George, Anthropology department administrator. “While by no means comprehensive, the page attempts to demonstrate the breadth of experiences, achievements, and history of women in America.”
George will continue to add resources to the page throughout the month.
Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, Calif. The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women planned and executed a “Women’s History Week” celebration in 1978. The organizers selected the week of March 8 to correspond with International Women’s Day. The movement spread across the country as other communities initiated their own Women’s History Week celebrations the following year.
Read more at UNM Newsroom.
