In February 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first presidential proclamation declaring the Week of March 8, 1980 as a National Women's History Week. Subsequent presidents continued to proclaim a National Women's History Week in March until 1987, when Congress passed public Law 109 designated March as Women's History Months. Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women's History Month
@womenshistory · 1:10
And her book is her book, The House on Mango Street is ultimately a huge reason why I decided to become a writer. And her work and her vision of the world and the way in which she's artfully crafted her life continues to inspire me to this day
And in school it was a Jewish day school. They made it clear that there are people in this world that really hate juice. And so that was something that was kind of always in the back of my mind. So knowing this, I'd watch her and it made me feel even more grateful for her presence. I thought to myself, if she can stand above all this hate, then so can I
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@Swell · 0:15
And I'm constantly in awe of Maya Angelou's spirit and her ability to create what she's created. She has made a profound impact on poetry and on my life as well. I love her in middle school. One of the tasks for my honors English class was to memorize a poem. And I chose a poem by my Angelou titled Caged Bird, which I have memorized still to this day ten years later. So I love my Angelou. I love the poem Caged Bird