Category: Women in History
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HERAEAN GAMES (The Ancient Olympics) – Spartian women’s sport in honor of Greek Goddess Hera
Social Movement The Heraean Games is an important milestone in the history of women & women’s sports Instituted as the first athletic competition for women and played an important role in weakening the gendered segregation of Greek society.
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History & Overview – International Women’s History Month
What is Women’s History Month & how did it begin? Why do we celebrate it & how is it celebrated? International Women’s History Month is an annually declared month of recognition and acknowledgement of women’s accomplishments and contributions (in all aspects of life from social to economic, political and cultural) to the history of civilization…