Women's History Month 2022

I choose to celebrate this month by actively seeking out opportunities to support the women around me. My group is pretty small, but I try to make an impact by shopping local + woman-owned businesses. I also find my social feeds are heavy with woman-leading content so I do absorb and learn as much as I can from those in my channel; making sure to reshare/repost/highlight content that resonates with me/the month in general. Reading about women trailblazers both current and past, and figuring out to emulate what they did/do is a pretty fun thing to do too (not just confined to a month, either).

I celebrate Women's History Month by remembering those who have paved the way for our future - their struggles, challenges, and accomplishments. I have and will continue to attend webinars, panels, and events throughout this month. I will also support women-owned businesses, authors, and artists within my community.

This month I am celebrating my grandmother, Elaine Peterson, who lived to be 100 years old. She was a trailblazer. She earned a college degree at a time when few women pursued higher education. She went on to teach home economics. During World War II, she filled in teaching classes in English and chemistry. She was not only an incredibly bright woman, but she also had many hobbies such as cooking, sewing, square dancing, gardening, and playing a mean hand of "Hearts." My grandma knew how to live life fully in the company of good friends. It is the way she lived that inspires me the most.

I celebrate and honor women this month by empowering my three young daughters to try new things and pave new paths. We explore foods we've never tried and games we've never played. We draw pictures and color them the way we want, without restriction. We talk about jobs they can have when they grow up, regardless of gender. We praise independence and growth and embrace our imaginations. We discuss families and how they can look different and how moms don't have to just be moms, they can be doctors and artists and friends and daughters and most importantly, they can be themselves.

I've celebrated Women's History Month by supporting local businesses owned by women!

I reflect on the strong women in my life who have mentored and supported me, and I look for opportunities to do the same for other women.

I celebrate Women's History Month by supporting small women-owned businesses and taking extra time to spend with my friends and family. I also spend extra time uplifting and showing up for my nieces to teach them why this month is important!

I celebrate this month in honor of my Mom. She was born in 1930 and faced many barriers to education, employment, economic autonomy and healthcare. She always told me that I was no better than anyone and no one was better than me. She encouraged me to advocate for myself in all aspects of my life. I strive to provide the same encouragement and advocacy to the women in my life.

I celebrate this month by talking with my family about the achievements of women throughout history and why that's a big deal. I want my daughter to keep dreaming big and being confident in herself and my son to respect the struggles women go through and help build them up.

I'm celebrating Women's History Month by acknowledging myself, and what it means to me to be a woman, especially on days when I don't express femininity. I am also celebrating my mom and my loved ones who work in male dominated fields, who constantly have to prove themselves in their spaces simply because of their gender.

I celebrate this month in two ways. First, by connecting with the women in my life and letting them know the impact they made in my life. Second, by learning about amazing women in the past who have been overlooked in history books. And, as always, I celebrate by this motto: "Always be yourself. Unless you can be Wonder Woman. Then always be Wonder Woman."

I celebrate Women's History Month by making sure I spend time with women I do not engage with on a regular basis, but really want to! Grabbing lunch with them, supporting their businesses, and spreading positive energy because we are amazing!!!

I acknowledge and celebrate the many women in my life!! In particular, I stay connected, support, and love my nieces who have become beautiful young women!!!

Cooking, sewing, and beading are the skills that were passed from my great grandmother Mary Russell (Muscogee Creek Nation) to my mother, Belinda, and now to me. I intentionally spend this month practicing these skills to not only honor the matriarchs in my family, but also in hopes of preserving Indigenous lifeways for future generations. *pictured: great grandmother Mary Russell holding Tara Nelson as a baby.

I celebrate Women's History Month by giving and receiving to women in their journey of Womenhood. This might be a lunch outing, watching her children while she invests in her interests, or dropping off care items when she's had a hard day.

I have to be honest, I wasn't actively celebrating the month - not until UWL asked me to consider this prompt. Now, I'm proud that I set aside time to watch the film Suffragette, I've begun a deep dive learning about the remarkable life of Sojourner Truth, and made a donation to Black Girls Code, an organization I deeply admire, and Luther College, in honor of the Women's Rugby team.

I celebrate Women's History Month by remembering those who have paved the way for our future - their struggles, challenges, and accomplishments. I love supporting women-owned businesses, authors, and artists within my community!

Being a woman is hard. Understanding where we've come from to where we can go, and what we are actively doing in the present is more than reason to celebrate! I know I couldn't do half the things I've done without support, so that's why you see the various people who have supported me along the way- thank you. Let's acknowledge, thank, praise, support, respect and uplift the women we know around us each and everyday.

I celebrate women by supporting whenever, however, and as much as I can possible. It could range from being a friend to listen, to supporting a local business, or even modeling for a friend (even though I'm camera shy). I try to support women every day. I think we should be celebrating women all day every day. ♀♀♀♀