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In 1981, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) cosponsored the first Joint Congressional Resolution proclaiming a “Women’s History Week.”

In 1987, the National Women’s History Project petitioned Congress to expand the celebration to the entire month of March. Since then, the National Women’s History Month Resolution has been approved every year with bipartisan support in both the House and Senate.

Source: Library of Congress - Women's History Month

 


Events

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  • Saturday, March 02, 2013
    03:00 PM - 05:30 PM Women's History Month Film Festival West Cobb Regional Library. Spend some time with some of our favorite female movie characters! Bring your own popcorn. Films show have various ratings. Today’s film: Secret of the Wings (G)
  • Monday, March 04, 2013
    05:30 PM - 07:40 PM Women's History Month: Gorillas in the Mist Central Library. We will highlight four stories through film to observe Women's History Month in March. This first movie is Gorillas in the Mist which is the story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them. Starring Sigourney Weaver as Dian Fossey. Released in 1988. Rated PG-13. 129 minutes long. For more biographical information about Dian Fossey please visit the biography databases on our website. Use your library card number and PIN number to access them. http://www.cobbcat.org/e-library/biography.html
  • Saturday, March 09, 2013
    03:00 PM - 05:30 PM Women's History Month Film Festival. West Cobb Regional Library. Spend some time with some of our favorite female movie characters! Bring your own popcorn. Films show have various ratings. Today’s film: The Hunger Games (PG-13)
  • Monday, March 11, 2013
    05:30 PM - 07:40 PM Women's History Month film: A League of Their Own Central Library. We will highlight four stories through film to observe Women's History Month in March.
    The second film in the series will be A League of Their Own. This is a comedic drama about the first all-women's baseball league formed during World War II when women were making inroads in so many aspects of American society due to the war. Starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell and many more. Released in 1992. Rated PG. 128 minutes long.
  • Tuesday, March 12, 2013
    04:00 PM - 04:30 PM We Can Do It! Vinings Library. Join us for a story time celebration of Women's History Month! We will read stories, sing songs, and make a craft!
    This is a special program in honor of Women's History Month.
    Ages 5 and up.
  • Wednesday, March 13, 2013
    03:30 PM - 04:00 PM National Women's History Month Program South Cobb Regional Library. Join us for a special program in celebration of Women's History Month! We will celebrate with books, songs, and music. Ages 5 years and up.
  • Saturday, March 16, 2013
    03:00 PM - 05:30 PM Women's History Month Film Festival West Cobb Regional Library. Spend some time with some of our favorite female movie characters! Bring your own popcorn. Films show have various ratings. Today’s film: The Princess and the Frog (G)
  • Monday, March 18, 2013
    06:00 PM - 07:30 PM Women's History Month film: The September Issue Central Library. We will highlight four stories through film to observe Women's History Month in March.
    The third film in the series is The September Issue. The September 2007 issue of Vogue magazine was the largest single issue of a magazine ever published. With unprecedented access, this documentary tells the story of legendary Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and her larger-than-life team of editors creating the annual fall-fashion issue and ruling the world of fashion. Released in 2009. Rated PG-13 for brief strong language. 90 minutes long.
    For more biographical information about Anna Wintour please visit the biography databases on our website. Use your library card number and PIN number to access them. http://www.cobbcat.org/e-library/biography.html
  • Saturday, March 23, 2013
    03:00 PM - 05:30 PM Women's History Month Film Festival West Cobb Regional Library. Spend some time with some of our favorite female movie characters! Bring your own popcorn. Films show have various ratings. Today’s film: Coraline (PG)
  • Monday, March 25, 2013
    06:00 PM - 07:30 PM Women's History Month film: The Spirit of Sacajawea Central Library. We will highlight four stories through film to observe Women's History Month in March.
    We will watch the documentary film The Spirit of Sacajawea. The only woman and the only Native American to travel with the Lewis and Clark expedition, Sacajawea is one of the most revered women in American history. Yet her story has been romanticized and often misinterpreted by non-natives. The Spirit of Sacajawea examines the many controversies of her life, how her tribes were impacted, and how they are surviving today. Please join us for this free one-time screening thanks to the gracious permission granted by Naka Productions, the producer of the film. Produced in 2007. 60 minutes long. For more biographical information about Sacajawea (or Sacagewea) please visit the biography databases on our website. Use your library card number and PIN number to access them. http://www.cobbcat.org/e-library/biography.html More information can be found in the history databases found on the website http://www.cobbcat.org/e-library/history.html
  • Saturday, March 30, 2013
    03:00 PM - 05:30 PM Women's History Month Film Festival West Cobb Regional Library. Spend some time with some of our favorite female movie characters! Bring your own popcorn. Films show have various ratings. Today’s film: Brave (PG)
  • Book Discussion Groups
    Some of our book discussion groups are reading titles related to Women's History Month.
  • Exhibits
    • Beyond Rosie: Women in World War II, on display at the West Cobb Regional Library March 1-April 16.

      The exhibit Beyond Rosie: Women in World War II, on loan from Kennesaw State University's Museum of History and Holocaust Education, will be on display at the West Cobb Regional Library. The exhibit is available for viewing during regular library hours.

      Rosie the Riveter is the iconic symbol of women's involvement in World War II. She is one part, however, of a larger story about the ways women contributed to and were affected by war. World War II changed the everyday social, cultural, and economic realities of life in the United States, especially for women. Beyond Rosie: Women in World War II explores this important story in its complexity and honors women in World War II.

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