In January 1878, two years after the first phone call was made, the first telephone operator was established in the US. Like many other professions throughout history, telephone services started Read more…
Go Topless Day
While in most places men can go shirtless wherever and whenever they want, in many states in the US, women who are caught topless in public will be arrested and Read more…
Helen Keller Day
Helen Keller Day is an unofficial holiday commemorating Helen Keller’s life, resilience, and achievements. Helen Keller (1880-1968) was a blind and deaf lecturer, author, political activist, and an advocate for Read more…
Celebrate Women’s History Month
Wander Women Project celebrates women’s achievements and creations every day. Still, we also cherish the national recognition of March as the official month to honor the ladies, especially International Women’s Read more…
Menstrual Hygiene Day
Menstruation is a natural and inseparable part of the lives of many women and girls. However, in some parts of the world, the monthly period is considered taboo. Women suffer Read more…
National Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
The Civil Rights Bill of 1964 has outlawed discrimination based on sex, race, religion, or national origin. However, more than 50 years later, women in the world, and the US, Read more…
Susan B. Anthony Day
Susan B. Anthony Day, observed on her birthday, February 15, is honoring the work and legacy of one of the most significant leaders of the US suffrage movement. Anthony was Read more…
Frances Willard Day
Frances Willard (1839-1898) was an educator, a women’s rights activist, and a temperance reformer. She served as the president of the Chicago chapter of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) Read more…
Elizabeth Peratrovich Day in Alaska
Elizabeth Peratrovich was a civil rights activist who worked to eliminate discrimination against Alaska Natives during the early 1940s. Peratrovich tireless efforts fighting for equal rights and her candid testimony Read more…
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Women have been contributing to the development of science since ancient times. Till the end of the 20th century, women’s contributions were not recognized, and they were under-represented, even excluded Read more…
