Daisy Gatson Bates Day is a state holiday in Arkansas commemorating the life, achievements, and impact of the journalist and civil rights leader Daisy Gatson Bates. Bates was born in Read more…
Category: Women Holidays
Jane Addams Day
Jane Addams (1860-1935) was a social activist, settlement reformer, world peace promoter, and women’s suffrage leader. She is considered the founder of social work as a profession in the US. Read more…
I Love Lucy Day
I Love Lucy is an iconic American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball as the red-haired bubbly, aspiring performer, and her real-life husband, Desi Arnaz as the singer Ricky Ricardo. The Read more…
Emma Nutt Day
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…
