Women’s History Month has been recognized in the United States since President Reagan issued Presidential Proclamation 5619 on March 16, 1987, with all the succeeding presidents following suit on an annual basis.  In 2024 President Biden’s Proclamation  urged us to recognize “the long, storied history of great women helping to realize our Nation’s founding promise and highest aspirations.”  Biden’s Proclamation also called upon Americans to celebrate International Women’s Day, celebrated within Women's History Month on March 8th every year.

The first International Women’s Day gathering was in 1911 and is now celebrated by more than one million individuals.  Read more about the history here.  Be sure to stop by the library to check out our print resources in honor of both Women’s History Month, and International Women’s Day.  Also check out UConn Law Library's own research guide, We March On, which features an online exhibit highlighting the women's suffrage movement, UConn Law women and Connecticut's role in the movement.