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Women's
History Month started officially with a Congressional Resolution declaring
the week of March 8 as National Women's History Week in 1981. This week
was chosen in order to focus on International Women's Day which is March
8. In 1987, the National Women's History Project petitioned Congress to
extend the week to the whole month of March.
Observances highlight the interconnection of women to each other, the historical contributions of women, and recognition of women workers. A major focus of the month is to educate schoolchildren by introducing them to the many vital contributions of women and to encourage them as future contributors. Activities usually focus on current issues facing women, especially as they relate to the workplace. Activities at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory are planned and implemented by the ORNL Women's History Month Committee in cooperation with the Office of Workforce Diversity and the ORNL Committee for Women. |
| ORNL Women's History Month Committee | |
| Teresa
Ferguson, Co-Chairperson Debbie Hudak, Co-Chairperson Faye Brewer Wendell Ely Debbie Knox Karen Simonson Leila Sutherland Pat Trentham Nancy Wright |
Women's History Month events don't 'just happen'. In addition to the Committee's efforts in planning and
implementation, various organizations have contributed supplies and effort toward making
this year's events successful. Thanks to:
| Metals & Ceramics
Division and their photographer, John Smith, for taking the
profile pictures Plant & Equipment Division for providing refreshments for the Edye Ellis seminar Computing, Information, and Networking Division for assuming the cost of setup/dismantling of the library display panels ORNL Cafeteria and Chris Fuller for creating a "special tribute" lunch in honor of WHM Knoxville YWCA for loaning the 2000 YWCA Award Winners panel display Office of Workforce Diversity for their support of the events Energy Division for providing photographer for Edye Ellis seminar and panel event |
ORNL Office of Workforce Diversity
This site was created by T. J. Honeycutt for the ORNL Office of Workforce Diversity in cooperation with the ORNL Women's History Month Committee 2001.