Getting Ready for National Women's History Month 2011

If we don’t promote women’s history, who will? Our History is Our Strength

Here are a few suggestions for getting ready for celebrating National Women's History Month in your community:

Your browser may not support display of this image. Ask your children’s teacher what is planned for National Women’s History Month.

Your browser may not support display of this image. Suggest that your local newspaper, radio and TV programs honor women in your community who are pioneens and whose lives need to be part of the historic record.

Your browser may not support display of this image.Email a copy of our 2011 Press Kit, which you'll find in the Women's History Month section on our website, to your local newspapers, radio stations, your organization's newsletter editor, commentators on talk radio, and TV programs like Oprah, Ellen, Tyra, Rachel Ray or any of the morning show programs. Give them as much information as possible and help them spread the word.

Your browser may not support display of this image. Order the 2011 Our History is Our Strength electronic logo or stickers and include it on all your correspondence, planning, and program material.

Your browser may not support display of this image.Plan a reception, luncheon, or event that honors women in your community who are pioneering roles models whose lives need to be part of the historic record.

Your browser may not support display of this image.Consider using the new History Revisited Program for your event

Your browser may not support display of this image.Invite a woman from history to be at your celebration program. See the NWHP listings of Women's History Performers. There may be a performer in your community that you can plan a special program with or one of the listed State or National Performers can travel across the country to be at your event.

Your browser may not support display of this image.Invite a special speaker.  See the NWHP listings of  Authors and Presenters or Our Distinguished Speakers Bureau these presenters can make history come alive with their intellect and enthusiastic presentation about a specific area of women’s History.

Your browser may not support display of this image.Order a copy of the Our History is Our Strength for March 2011 from our webstore to read at your event. (To find the speeches, visit our webstore and search for SPEECH in the upper right corner).

Your browser may not support display of this image. Remember you are welcome to use all the information posted on the www.nwhp.org site. Please credit the site whenever possible.