Women’s History Month
“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.”
— Michelle Obama
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.”
— Maya Angelou
“As women achieve power, the barriers will fall. As society sees what women can do, as women see what women can do, there will be more women out there doing things, and we’ll all be better off for it.”
— Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Upcoming Events
Read: Articles of Influential Women of Massachusetts
Women of the Century
10 Massachusetts women through history who broke the glass ceiling
15 Trailblazing Women Who Changed Massachusetts
Read: Novels
My Own Words’ by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen
Hidden Figures’ by Margot Lee Shetterly
Little Women’ by Louisa May Alcott
Becoming’ by Michelle Obama
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World’ by Malala Yousafzai
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts’ by Rebecca Hall
To Watch
50 Films to Watch During Women's History Month
On Netflix:
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Michelle Obama: Becoming
The Crown
Ladies First
Million Yen Women
The Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson
Lady King
Self Made: Inspired by the Life Madam C.J
On Hulu:
the Help
I am Greta
On Amazon:
She's Beautiful When She's Angry
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise