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In 1980. President Jimmy Carter was the first to Issue the presidential Proclamation that declared the week of March 8th as National Women's History Week.

It wasn't until seven years later that Congress passed Public Law 100-9, making March 'Women's History Month.'

This year the theme is -Women who advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion.'

In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed a public law allowing women to be admitted into West Point, a military college. A year later, 119 women became the first females to join the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1980, 62 women graduated and became second lieutenants in the army.

'Men and women have worked together to build this nation. Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength, and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well.'' - President Jimmy Carter Throughout history Women have made a difference. Not just in the lives of women, but of men too. Every culture has their women heroes who fought for equality and made a difference.

One of many inspirational female figures, is Malala Yousafzai. She fought for female education in her home country of Pakistan at a young age. She opposed the Taliban even though she knew the risks. On the 9th of October 2012, when Malata was 15, the Taliban shot her, hoping to silence her. But it did the opposite. She continued to be an activist for equality in education and two years later received the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the youngest one to receive it. Since then July 12th has become ·'Malala Day'', she has received many awards, is a best-selling author of three books, is the president of Extracurricular Productions, and is the publisher of the weekly newsletter, Podium.

'There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women.' -Malala Yousafzai Esther, a Jewish Queen, spoke up about what the King's most trusted advisor planned to do to her people. She knew she could be killed for this, but if she didn't do what was right, hundreds of Jews would have been killed, including her cousin/guardian Mordecai. So she spoke up and saved her people.

'For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?' Esther 4:14.

Rosa Parks stood up for racial equality in the 1950’s. December 1,1955 she sat in the front of the bus and did not even give up her seat for a white man. She was arrested for this, but she made a difference and is now called 'the mother of the civil rights movement. 'You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.' - Rosa Parks Women's rights has come a long way since it first began. Now more women than ever are working and are in higher job positions. Women are capable of doing what men do, but they also have something special that we should not take lightly, which is giving birth.

'There is only one God and He is God to all; therefore it is important that everyone is seen as equal before God' Mother Teresa