WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH 2026
Join us for Women's History Month 2026!
We come together each March to recognize Women’s History Month, to honor the historic contributions that women have had on history, social movements and culture as a whole. We welcome all members of our SDSU community to attend the forthcoming events.
Women’s History Month began as a “Women’s History Week” in 1978, led by the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women. Since women’s history was virtually non-existent in the K-12 curriculum at the time, dozens of schools hosted special programs and classroom presentations, and also closed out the week with a celebratory parade in downtown Santa Rosa, California.
The following year, multiple organizations, communities and school districts across the United States were inspired to plan their own Women’s History Week celebrations and in 1980 the National Women’s History Project (now known as the National Women’s History Alliance) lobbied for national recognition.
In February 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first Presidential proclamation declaring the week of March 8 as National Women’s History week. By 1986, 14 states had declared the entirety of March as Women’s History Month. Then, in 1987, Congress passed Public Law 100-9, which authorized March as Women’s History Month to honor women’s achievements and contributions to American history.
In addition to recognizing the many historic and ongoing contributions of women, Women’s History Month also reminds us of the continuing struggles and efforts for gender equity. By advocating for gender equity, we are advocating for a society that fosters inclusion, belonging and liberation for people of all genders.
We appreciate that SDSU has a long-established history of women and allies working daily in service towards equity, inclusion and support for all. It is important to recognize that while March is Women’s History Month, many SDSU faculty, staff and students, including those within academic departments, engage with women’s empowerment and gender equity year-round. They include those in the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department, Women in Engineering, the Women in Leadership Conference, Black Women in Academia, the Latina Network, Women’s Resource Center and multiple student organizations. These groups and others bring the voices of women and gender-expansive people to the forefront.
Featured Events
The Women’s Resource Center is excited to invite all members of the SDSU community to a robust lineup of events during Women’s History Month. Featured events include:
All students, regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin, who are interested in celebrating and participating in SDSU's Women's History Month events are welcome. Learn more by reading SDSU's Affirming Equal Opportunity statement.
