Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month in the United States can be traced back to a week-long celebration of women’s contributions to culture, history, and society.   Organized by the school district of Sonoma, California in 1978, President Jimmy Carter was the first to issue a proclamation declaring the week of March 8 as National Women’s History Week. In 1987, after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9, which designated March of that year as Women’s History Month.  Over the next 5 years, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month.   Since 1995 Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama have each issued a series of annual proclamations designating the month of March as Women’s History Month.

Each year, the National Women’s History Project selects a theme that highlights the achievements of women in specific fields, from medicine and the environment to art and politics.  The theme of Women’s History Month 2012 is “Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment”

Observation Baltimore is owned by our own accomplished woman, Barbara Gassaway – President, CEO of The Research Group. You can read her latest article, “Me Myself and the ‘I Generation,’” in this month’s Journal of Market Research.

Named one of “Maryland’s Top Business Women” and “Future 50 Companies” by Smart CEO magazine, Barbara has over 15 years of creative market research experience in the health care and consumer industries.   As a seasoned research consultant and RIVA trainer, she is considered by many to be one of the nation’s market research industry leaders.  A loyal client refers to Barbara as the “rock star of moderators.”

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2012 National Women’s History Month Theme: Women’s Education – Women’s empowerment

Women’s History Month

Journal of Market Research:  What We Can Learn From the Youth Market

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