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Women’s History Month Theme

The National Women’s History Alliance designates a yearly theme for Women’s History Month. The 2022 theme is “Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope.” This theme is “both a tribute to the ceaseless work of caregivers and frontline workers during this ongoing pandemic and also a recognition of the thousands of ways that women of all cultures have provided both healing and hope throughout history.” This theme is powerful, as it recognizes that there has been hurt and pain in the lives of women; hence healing is needed. This theme recognizes that there can be restoration, accountability, and change, for which promoting Hope recognizes.

A Year of Celebration and Recognition

The United States Mint and The American Women quarters program will issue a series of quarters in recognition of notable women in U.S. history, commemorating the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment. This series of quarters will feature prominent women in US history on the reverse side of the coins. The reverse will feature the portrait of George Washington originally sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser. The US Mint will issue five new designs each year between 2022 and 2025 for up to 20 total designs. Women chosen for the 2022 coins are author Maya Angelou, astronaut Sally Ride, Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller, New Mexico suffrage leader Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren, and film star Anna May Wong.

International Women’s Day 2022

International Women’s Day 2022 is on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. This Day is celebrated across the world on the 8th of March every year. On International Women’s Day, the achievements of women for the progress and development of society are appreciated and their courage is admired globally. Women organizations raise a loud voice for the execution of women’s rights and their security.

Color of International Women’s Day 2022

On this day women wear ribbons of purple color around their wrist, they also use batches and stripes of combined green, purple, and white colors. These colors remain a part of their dress on Women’s Day.

Purple is the symbolic color of International Women’s Day (IWD). Green, Purple and White colors is meant to represent women’s equality.

Theme

For gender balancing, every year a theme is presented by the United Nations for International Women’s Day. The prevalence of the theme will remain to continue all year long and afterwards for the pursuance of the purpose. The theme presented by the United Nations for 2022 is “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”.

International Women’s Day Logo is a purple-colored looping circle with an arrowhead, having a white Venus star, which is a symbol of being female, inside it. The words of International Women’s Day are written in purple color under this circle. International Women’s Day site encourages people and groups to use this logo for the awareness of the day.

Biographies of a Few Influential Women

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Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett (Kizzy) is a viral immunologist. She was a scientific lead on the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and immunopathogeneses team. Dr. Corbett recently joined the Harvard Chan School to continue vaccine development.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is an American attorney and jurist serving as a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Judge Jackson has recently been nominated to become the 116th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Judge Jackson has been described as having one of the biggest legal minds in our nation.

MacKenzie Scott is an American novelist and philanthropist. She is known for her involvement in Amazon as well as being the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.  Scott has given away $8.6 billion of her fortune in charity, including $2.7 billion, to over 286 different organization, in this year alone. In December 2020, Scott donated over $4.1 billion amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ai-jen Poo was a driving influence behind the worker-led movement Domestic Workers United in New York City. The movement’ s campaigns led to better conditions for domestic workers, helped get legal representation for abused workers, raised awareness of economic contributions domestic workers provide, and created a framework of legal standards for workers.

Powerful Fact About Women:

1. Essential Military Contributors- Women have always been present in the military, temporarily and voluntarily. The Army Nurse Corps was created in 1901 and the Navy Nurse Corps was created in 1908.

2. The Progressive 1900s- Married women could own property in their own name and keep their own wages in the 1900s.

3. First of its kind- The first college to accept women was Salem College, founded in 1772.

4. Who runs the world?- More than 30% of all businesses today are owned and run by women. Since the year 1980 women have been earning more college degrees and can now be consider more educated than their male counterparts.

How to Be a Modern Goddess: Life-Changing Steps

Being a goddess is a state of mind, which a woman feels completely empowered. You can get to that place. If you’ve been feeling less than great about yourself, here’s how you can learn how to be a goddess through ten life-changing steps.

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1. Create a Peaceful, Powerful, and Private Space

Create a space for yourself which feels sacred, and inspiring.  This space should be a private space where you can spend over 20 minutes in. Your sacred space can be a bedroom, a garden, or any place you feel like you can be completely yourself in. Use this space to meditate, reflect on life, motivate yourself, and grow your feminine power.

2. Meditate

Meditation is key to becoming a goddess. Stress can make you irritable. Meditation helps reduce anxiety, and it can teach you to focus better. Meditation can also help you dispel negativity and remain calm in stressful situations.

3. Change Your Mindset

If you want to feel like a goddess all the time, your mindset will need to be shifted to a new way of life. Love yourself completely. Don’t be as critical on yourself. Turn your attention to focusing on what you need to be genuinely happy.
Break down your dreams into small steps and work on small accomplishment every day to achieve your dreams. You will feel more divine with each small goal you accomplish.

4. Connect with Your Divine Energy

Connecting with your divine energy is crucial. To do so, you’ll need to practice being present. Focus on what is currently happening in your life. Know what your intentions are, question what you want, and be open to genuine feedback. Let go of any past issues.

5. Let Go of Preconceived Notions

Ditch preconceived notions of what makes a woman and how women should behave. Cut the restraints of gender stereotypes and believe in yourself. You deserve to have the things you want in life, and you don’t have to compromise yourself to get what you want.

6. Connect with the Outside World

Nurture yourself by connecting with mother nature. Spend a few minutes outdoors, barefoot in the grass, gazing at the stars, or lying under a tree. Focus on soaking in mother nature and relaxing.

9. Normalize Self-Care

Take time every week to pamper yourself or do something you enjoy. Go to your favorite spots, listening to your favorite songs, and/or call your best friend and reminisce about fun times you had together. Change your lifestyle to match your new goddess role.

10. Spend Time Helping Other Goddesses

When you’re living your most authentic life and feel like your true self, you’ll know what it feels like to be a goddess. You can put your newfound skills to use by helping other women connect with their inner divine. They’ll feel powerful and strong, and you will too. Helping others is a great way to spread the movement. The more goddesses you surround yourself with, the more you’ll believe in feminine power.

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Ways children can celebrate Women’s History Month

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Start with who your know

Have your child reach out to the oldest most influential woman (women) your children know. It might be a grandmother, a neighbor, or a teacher. Women are natural story tellers and are full of amazing stories.

Ask your child to ask 3 questions…

  • What did you want to be when you grew up?
  • Who was your childhood hero?
  • What do you remember most about being a little girl?

Your child might be surprised to see where these questions lead.

Watch a kid movie about a strong female

There are many movies showcasing strong female leading charters. Your choices are far from limited. To help you narrow it down, Akeelah and the Bee, Alice in Wonderland, Mulan, and Madeline. Not only are they kid-friendly movies, but this gives you a great opportunity to talk with your children about the importance the female character played in the movie.

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