Women’s History Month

Since 1993, Lansdale AAUW has donated over $8,000 in materials to local schools to raise awareness of women's contributions to history and communities. 

Click below to see our donation selections of strong female books from this and previous years:

2025 Donations to North Penn District Schools:

Elementary Schools:

Girls on the Rise: Amanda Gorman (Author), Loveis Wise (Illustrator) 

A powerful poem celebrating girls and girlhood in all its forms, emphasizing inner strength and courage. 

Middle Schools:

Lady Icarus: Balloonomania and the Brief, Bold Life of Sophie Blanchard – Deborah Noyes

The story of Sophie Blanchard, the first female professional aeronaut in 18th-century France, who made nearly 70 daring flights. 

High School & Montco Community College:

Undaunted: How Women Changed American Journalism – Brooke Kroeger

Chronicles the trailblazing women journalists who broke barriers to cover major news events from the Civil War to the present. 

Women’s History Month 2025 Theme from the National Women’s Alliance :

"Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations." 

  • Highlights the impact of women in education, mentorship, and leadership. 

  • Celebrates their role in inspiring past, present, and future generations. 

Celebrate Women Throughout the Year!

  • February 5, 2025 - National Girls and Women in Sports Day  womenssportsfoundation.org

  • March 8 - International Women's Day - A global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future, while also marking a call to action for accelerating gender balance. International Women's Day is not country, group, or organization specific. The day belongs to all groups collectively everywhere.

    • In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women's Day is a national holiday. internationalwomensday.com

    • International Women’s Day 2025 Theme: Accelerate Action for gender equality

      • Focusing on the need to Accelerate Action emphasizes the importance of taking swift and decisive steps to achieve gender equality, and calls for increased momentum and urgency in addressing the systemic barriers and biases that women face, both in personal and professional spheres.

  • March 10-21, 2025 - United Nations Women Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 69th Session Focus: 

    • The sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will be held at United Nations Headquarters in New York. It will focus on the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly.

    • Evaluation of progress on gender equality and women's empowerment. 

    • Assessment of challenges in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 

    • 🔗 Learn more: UN Women CSW 

  • March 25, 2025 - Equal Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men's and women's wages.  pay-equity.org/day

  • June 23 - Title IX enacted on this date in 1972 ("No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance…") and signed by President Nixon on July 1, 1972. Click HERE to learn more about Title IX.