{"id":723,"date":"2025-03-26T15:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/celebrate-diversity\/?p=723"},"modified":"2025-03-28T14:51:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T14:51:32","slug":"womens-history-month-march-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/celebrate-diversity\/2025\/03\/26\/womens-history-month-march-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s History Month &#8211; March 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WE ARE POWER. | International Women\u2019s Day 2025\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1DVCzMUqI4E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">March is\u00a0<strong>Women&#8217;s History Month<\/strong>\u00a0in the United States, and March 8 was\u00a0<strong>International Women&#8217;s Day<\/strong>. Join us as we celebrate all women, including cis, trans, and femme, this month and always.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The 2025 theme for Women&#8217;s History Month, as chosen by the National Women\u2019s Alliance, is\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org\/womens-history-theme-9-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org\/womens-history-theme-9-2024\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743131502522000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1WJ4CiCcndlkkUIONXNC_U\">Moving Forward Together! Women Educating &amp; Inspiring Generations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">At Emerson, we believe in the legacy of generational knowledge and the strength of the collective. We hold onto lessons learned as we set our aspirations for the future. Our student, staff, and faculty organizations thrive because of the wisdom that is passed from one generation to another. These beliefs are echoed in the theme of this year&#8217;s Women&#8217;s History Month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_Nax5DAOJIyePYHnsqXIj7l1_3v0YFD9t0PGwy3V1Z3Eq3jRgi5EKAniNDQT0ko4A3pv7THLQxDSg7v1lIFKtaCK7iEwmAus8-PNJnnGqs87=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/share1.cloudhq-mkt3.net\/cb69f1c812f98f.png?w=360px\" alt=\"Photo of Elma Lewis pointing off camera.\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000\">Here are a few ways you can engage with Women&#8217;s History Month knowledge and wisdom:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Learn about<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/today.emerson.edu\/2021\/03\/04\/these-emerson-alumnae-were-the-first-to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/today.emerson.edu\/2021\/03\/04\/these-emerson-alumnae-were-the-first-to\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743131502522000&amp;usg=AOvVaw01f_5YZYo1K_0hGXiJqUmY\">notable women alumni<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">of Emerson, such as<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/today.emerson.edu\/2025\/01\/21\/emerson-alum-transforms-teaching-experience-into-theater-program-for-people-with-special-needs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/today.emerson.edu\/2025\/01\/21\/emerson-alum-transforms-teaching-experience-into-theater-program-for-people-with-special-needs&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743131502522000&amp;usg=AOvVaw09a56aZ8W1xONESE7VpwuB\"><strong>Libby Lit<\/strong>\u00a0who created the performing arts program Unified Theater<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">to help adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities, and\u00a0<strong>Elma Lewis<\/strong>\u00a0whose legacy supporting the<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NY1YyshbEqWKfUbeEhRc3mhl-3Fo8IUM73s4xMK9OzWA_qCZEB_9aJ9ohhpRoc1cBMhBJZTUxkINUvk7zzNSw41jLArtKy9rJnJWzcnIDhF=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/share1.cloudhq-mkt3.net\/ce56a242b25ed4.png?w=360px\" alt=\"Photo of Mrs. Foster Furcolo and Mrs. Melnea Cass during presentation ceremony.\" width=\"292\" height=\"164\" \/> arts throughout Boston lives on in Emerson&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/emerson.edu\/social-justice-collaborative\/elma-lewis-center\/about-ms-lewis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/emerson.edu\/social-justice-collaborative\/elma-lewis-center\/about-ms-lewis&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743131502522000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2hlc4RUI7FYbssCCSn6PCT\">Elma Lewis Center<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Explore the Elma Lewis Center&#8217;s highlight of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elmalewiscenter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elmalewiscenter&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743131502522000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0pcTFMcQ_9YRAISefa4Bk1\">women leaders and activists\u00a0who shaped Roxbury\u2019s history<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">, curated with care by Winelle Felix, Associate Director of Digital Storytelling and Social Media at ELC in partnership with the<\/span><\/span>\n<figure style=\"width: 291px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NYZGu0dGgPoaTEm2w1q6vm801zf4yDcLkRuaNUR652xd02Gqmo9BAAii8jEUtYy3mV_4m8QezRJf4zr5aRSOdBdNutXYVp9qvhdlt4=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/share1.cloudhq-mkt3.net\/79a25322740d19?w=360px\" alt=\"Photo of Muriel Snowden with mirror in background.\" width=\"291\" height=\"163\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photos from the top: Elma Lewis, Mrs. Foster Furcolo and Mrs. Melnea Cass, Muriel Snowden, Courtesy of the Northeastern University Library Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections. For questions or collaboration\u00a0opportunities contact<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:winelle_felix@emerson.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winelle_felix@emerson.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Read about last year&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/today.emerson.edu\/2024\/07\/25\/emerson-empowers-young-female-leaders-with-women2women-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/today.emerson.edu\/2024\/07\/25\/emerson-empowers-young-female-leaders-with-women2women-conference\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743131502522000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3dGWlcGgTiM3Y7OqU1QCXp\">Women2Women Conference<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">hosted at Emerson.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Visit the Iwasaki Library&#8217;s digital\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.library.emerson.edu\/WomensHistoryMonth\/2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/guides.library.emerson.edu\/WomensHistoryMonth\/2025&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743131502522000&amp;usg=AOvVaw16l3vsyu2fQwYZcTk6mNa_\">Women&#8217;s History Month<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">resource guide for books and links to other streaming media.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Explore the videos, resources, and a few of our brilliant student organizations listed below who support women and all genders at Emerson.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Thank you to the women and femmes who contribute to our thriving community, generation after generation, this month and all year long.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">EMERSON ORGANIZATIONS<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Flawless Brown<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NaellQGfM6RLkUJrjAjReRYgQ-PUFnwfLp9uM3u7cv3_3rwM4eoGTZlfjPxPYHsZ_qlqVp5EFTc8db1ES60SziZeQRdD9YoKw8zlOOeXbhj=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/share1.cloudhq-mkt3.net\/1b7595a3c49c7b.png?w=360px\" alt=\"Flawless Brown logo: image of brown textured pattern outline of a head with a large hairstyle against black background.\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Her Campus<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NbpafJi5KM8u21H5gKhkNG6VcOkJ9zyE9iGEN2KTAx95RyLVafB_at5QPBUz3CPM4I0xL7YeA0P_uRaUtCb119nWL43IiJxjbengWNxWxWQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/share1.cloudhq-mkt3.net\/09500bcf5e7824.png?w=360px\" alt=\"Her Campus at Emerson College logo. Black trees against a light purple background, black text: H.C. Her Campus at Emerson College.\" width=\"196\" height=\"183\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sigma Pi Theta<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NYJ9xEWniWGixFFChcbgGdrAAdR-4uzlwj5Y7nYp0ysRIbZyp_YCakr4mJamPXaB4ytqfRUZ4Fic0JwMNhWTLKKZW9VxwJoqHBNaOmzU2Lg=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/share1.cloudhq-mkt3.net\/704e3645505aaa.png?w=360px\" alt=\"Sigma Pi Theta logo: white text Sigma Pi Theta against a light purple background.\" width=\"195\" height=\"186\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Women in Motion<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NZ51FuxA9E-jtlmaVqceWDaMqh4APLOwjj__spk0HQAo3ojACax3m_J7WfT5VLMdUyk5b-Lki8phGXN3j0iB-mQQ87Fg6FlVw=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/share1.cloudhq-mkt3.net\/917b33c97d298d.png\" alt=\"Women in Motion logo. Purple text: Women in Motion, Emerson College, with a film slate board in dark purple against light purple circle.\" width=\"196\" height=\"195\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Girlie Project<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NZEH9U7yL3ka8KG3SjMTzCVAjXhyoXaeFgBUHAunllvw-tV4XQwnbB2x1jjQGghTb0BTgeu74kox9gvN9PYJ94hZ6A8i2jG4MhYdaTfzknB=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/share1.cloudhq-mkt3.net\/37bc0880ec3f39.png?w=360px\" alt=\"The Girlie Project Logo. Black circle with pink lines and white text: The Girlie Project.\" width=\"191\" height=\"179\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Events on EmConnect!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NYdOCrPh8Ip-xp-nUmtz9qUmA2t7CBD8ps9RFP8F00Y8pB-Y2wH96IHnAPYIXdLi_TN8hrS9u7RutSanaiTywV_RoO_FfTqrCZbwWDNxZjp=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/share1.cloudhq-mkt3.net\/574e5afcdfdaa7.png?w=360px\" alt=\"Illustration of four women wearing hats, thick cloaks, and scarves.\" width=\"223\" height=\"195\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">LEARN MORE<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">12 Women\u2019s Hi<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">story Month Speakers for 2025<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">: Experts on Gender Equality and More<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Top 12 Women\u2019s History Month Speakers for 2025: Experts on Gender Equality and More\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QXKDFa5pXlM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Celebrating LGBTQ+ Women During Women&#8217;s History Month<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DGwBtVFy1La\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NanZthvcAseh3gib6Q79VlPI3N7jO2QubpAG6ck46DzmgCpqh8nnY_PkFBI1XmRVN5mf4yhbe4AoZg4yLU6FdvxiIUah2vFq3y4ACQlpuJg=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/share1.cloudhq-mkt3.net\/0a5e8b93e5a447.png?w=560px\" width=\"206\" height=\"368\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DGwBtVFy1La\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NbIZ8PFFJEpCjSBb2Lc4g7BGjmY-7MKXwXPiqZzK3qzo0L1CLRhE8b-w0SGZUkJP2nhUiXuC5uvZwD4KdmJuddo61JtTcTC13TTCBWPqsHu=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/share1.cloudhq-mkt3.net\/4f50410cf43976.png?w=560px\" width=\"206\" height=\"367\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Smithsonian American Women\u2019s History Museum Discoverability Lab<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Discoverability Lab: Bringing Women&#039;s History from the Margins to the Mainstream\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JPo0C3ugOBY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March is\u00a0Women&#8217;s History Month\u00a0in the United States, and March 8 was\u00a0International Women&#8217;s Day. Join us as we celebrate all women, including cis, trans, and femme, this month and always. The <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/celebrate-diversity\/2025\/03\/26\/womens-history-month-march-2025\/\">&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3159,"featured_media":727,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[184,185,183],"class_list":["post-723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-emerson-heritage-months","tag-elma-lewis","tag-emerson-student-organizations","tag-womens-history-month"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/celebrate-diversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-Celebrate-Diversity-Email-Headers-1.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/celebrate-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/celebrate-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/celebrate-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/celebrate-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/celebrate-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=723"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/celebrate-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":732,"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/celebrate-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723\/revisions\/732"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/celebrate-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/celebrate-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/celebrate-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/celebrate-diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}