March is Women’s History Month, a month dedicated to those women who have fought for the rights that we have today and a month that reminds us of the steps that still need to be taken to advocate for ourselves. We give a lot of thanks to Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton for all that they have done in the Women’s Rights Movement, fighting for our right to vote. We give thanks to Mary Wollstonecraft, Frances Wright, and Margaret Fuller who advocated for women to leave the kitchen and truly look at education and the workforce as yet another path that we could take. We give thanks to Dorothea Dix for completely changing the medical field for the better, impacting mental health facilities to care much more about the humans that are there needing support.
Today, I can see that the women in my life have taught me the lessons that another person’s mother, grandmother, aunt, or other guardians deem to be a great role model. What Women’s History Month means to me is not only the true historical background of the month but also how to advocate for myself. The one thing that my sister and the few educators that I’ve confided in is that they all just wanted to show me that I had more self-worth than I thought I did. Women’s History Month means that I won’t be confined to a house and be controlled by a lifestyle that wouldn’t reflect the happiness that I knew I deserved.
Women’s History Month means to me not only the true historical background, but also how to advocate for myself.
As a Psychology major, people like Dorthea Dix are the reason that I’m able to wake up every morning; to leave my own little mark on the world. In the end, Women’s History Month means growth because I am able to progress and reflect on the past, present, and future and see the good in the world that these women have fought for.
