March is Women’s History Month! Join McDonald’s and KISS 104.1 as we highlight some of the most influential women in the Atlanta community and throughout history.
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Women’s History Month initially began as Women’s History Week and was a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California in 1978. The organizers selected the week of March 8th to correspond with International Women’s Day. Over time other communities started their own Women’s History Week celebrations, and in February 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first Presidential Proclamation declaring the week of March 8th as 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 100-9, designating March as “Women’s History Month.” Since 1995, each president has issued annual proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month.”
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VIDEO: Oscar winner Viola Davis goes skydiving in Hawaii LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 19: Viola Davis poses in the press room during the 2017 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) (Alberto E. Rodriguez)
Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin D Roosevelt, arriving at London Airport, April 3rd 1959. (Photo by J. Wilds/Keystone/Getty Images) (J. Wilds/Getty Images)
Aretha Franklin American soul singer Aretha Franklin, a star on the Atlantic record label. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images) (Express Newspapers/Getty Images)
Inauguration Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as her husband Doug Emhoff holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.(Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP) (Saul Loeb/AP)
Oprah's 2020 Vision: Your Life In Focus Tour Opening Remarks - San Francisco, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 22: Oprah Winfrey speaks during Oprah's 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus Tour presented by WW (Weight Watchers Reimagined) at Chase Center on February 22, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images) (Steve Jennings/Getty Images)
Women’s History Month Coretta Scott King, American civil rights activist and the wife of 1960s civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (Erik S. Lesser)
Rosa Parks with Dr. Martin Luther King Photograph of Rosa Parks with Dr. Martin Luther King jr. (ca. 1955) Mrs. Rosa Parks altered the negro progress in Montgomery, Alabama, 1955, by the bus boycott she unwillingly began (United States Federal Government)
September 1984 Diana Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997) and Prince Charles with newborn Prince Harry, leave St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London, UK, 16th September 1984; Diana wore an outfit designed by Jan Van Velden. (Photo by Steve Wood/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (Steve Wood/Getty Images)
March on Washington Regina performs the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as she appears with singer and songwriter George Clinton as demonstrators gather at the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP) (JONATHAN ERNST/AP)
Simone Biles lands Vogue cover In this Aug. 11, 2016, file photo, United States' Simone Biles bites her gold medal for the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Mother Teresa Charity worker Mother Teresa (1910 - 1997), seen in her hospital around the time she was awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress. (Photo by Mark Edwards/Keystone Features/Getty Images) (Mark Edwards/Getty Images)
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34th Annual AWRT Gracie Awards Gala - Show NEW YORK - JUNE 03: Dr. Maya Angelou speaks on stage during the 34th Annual AWRT Gracie Awards Gala at The New York Marriott Marquis on June 3, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for AWRT) (Jemal Countess)
Phylicia Rashad PARIS, FRANCE - DECEMBER 12: Phylicia Rashad attends the Amazon TV Serie "Jean Claude Van Jonhson" Paris Premiere At Le Grand Rex on December 12, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Foc Kan/WireImage) (Foc Kan)
Mae C. Jemison WASHINGTON - MARCH 19: Mae Jemison, the first black woman to travel in space, speaks to students at Woodrow Wilson High School on March 19, 2009 in Washington, DC. The visit was part of an effort by First Lady Michelle Obama to bring successful women to area schools to talk about achieving their dreams. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (Brendan Hoffman)
Portrait Of Mary McLeod Bethune Portrait of American educator and activist Mary McLeod Bethune (1875 - 1955) with the United States Capital Building in the background, circa 1950. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
President Obama gives Katherine Johnson Presidential Medal of Freedom
J.K. Rowling publishes new book, releases chapters for free online FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2018 file photo, author J.K. Rowling poses for photographers upon her arrival at the premiere of the film 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald', in London. JK Rowling is publishing a new story called “The Ickabog,” which will be free to read online to help entertain children and families stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The “Harry Potter” author said Tuesday May 26, 2020, that she wrote the fairy tale for her children as a bedtime story over a decade ago. (Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
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