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The 2025 Black History Month theme, “African Americans and Labor,” highlights and celebrates the significant contributions of African Americans in all occupations and public service while acknowledging their past labor struggles.




This photograph is part of a scrapbook that was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The scrapbook highlights the Chapter’s efforts to register voters and educate Bay Area residents on the importance of voting as a part of the Citizenship Education Project.

Smthsonian American Women's History Museum https://womenshistory.si.edu/topics/black-women


Black History Month Resources



National Museum of African American History and Culture

Celebrates Black History Month 2025

https://nmaahc.si.edu/about/news/national-museum-african-american-history-and-culture-celebrates-black-history-month-2025


Smithsonian

https://www.si.edu/events/black-history-month



The Library of Congress

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society.

https://blackhistorymonth.gov



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Womens History Month 2022

March is Women's History Month and this year’s theme is

“Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.”


http://www.womenshistorymonth.gov/

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in commemorating and encouraging the study, observance, and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.


Teachers First Women's History Month Resources

 

https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/womens-history-month

The History Channel: Women’s History Month


Visit the Smithsonian to celebrate Women's History Month with events, resources, and exhibitions that tell a diversity of women's stories.


The Smithsonian Launches New ‘Women’s Futures Month’ With National Mall Debut of 120 Statues Celebrating Women in STEM Careers; Watch a video of the exhibit! https://youtu.be/cgEwKrrCZqo


Because of Her Story (si.edu)

Smithsonian Women’s History Initiative