A few years ago, I threw a Women's Herstory Month (in March) party with my roommates. One of my cousins showed up having never heard of Martha Washington (HOW??!)—thenceforth it became an annual tradition.
This year's [at the time of writing; this draft has languished so now this should more accurately state "last year's"] party was a while ago, but I made this Powerpoint presentation at the time, which played on repeat during the party. Symbolically, there is no conclusion to the Powerpoint, as it is not an exhaustive look—women's herstory is on-going!! In this same vein, I figured it is better late than never to post it here. It also took me some research to figure out how to embed the PDF file in the manner I had wanted (many thanks to
these directions).
Don't worry, it may have taken me a year to post this, but I've already begun working on this year's PowerPoint!
March is Women's History Month and because my roommates and I love girl power, we wanted to celebrate with a Women's Herstory Month kickoff ("herstory" per an SNL skit/song - did you see what I did there?). Adrienne's employers again gave her a turkey at Thanksgiving which we finally made for the party (it was an adventure, as
before).
Jess/Liz Lemon/Tina Fey.
orange bars. (this
recipe but with oranges instead)
some of my favorite ladies above and below
Last week, Jess and I compiled a list of famous females and each party guest received a nametag on their back and through questioning other party guests had to ascertain whose name they were wearing. I was a little shocked to see how many people did not know some/many of the names! I realize I have many factors predisposing me to know a lot about women in history and contemporary society, but still. Thankfully it was a great opportunity to educate our friends on these women and their stories and contributions. Happy Women's History Month!
