This
hashtag is
highlighting the
black women written out of history
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The U.S. has officially celebrated women's
history since 1911 — first as a day, then as a week and finally a month beginning in 1987.
The purpose of
Women's History Month is to recognize the many contributions that
women have made to society, as well as their individual accomplishments, throughout the month of March.*But
This celebration has historically left some people out:
black women.
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Young girl celebrates historic black women in educational photo ******
"Black
women have traditionally been
written out of
history unless it is in the context of victimization," says*Dr.
Aimee Meredith Cox,*a cultural anthropologist,
author*and professor at Fordham University.*As a result,
black women's accomplishments and contributions have **t received the same recognition as white women's during Women's
history Month.
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