Reflecting on Women's History Month 2026

Letter to the Editor,

Women's History Month 2026, let’s reflect on the memorable legacy of the women who have shaped this nation and the movement that started in California in 1978.

Every year since 1995, the public has celebrated the incredible stories of American women.

For more than 250 years, women have advanced the promise of America, from the Declaration of Independence to modern breakthroughs in leadership, law, science and civic life.

But the progress they made did not happen all at once; it happened step by step, through courage and persistence.

This March we have the opportunity to honor past legacies like Polly Cooper, who traveled hundreds of miles to teach and tend to soldiers in the Continental Army at Valley Forge.

Mary Katherine Goddard became a publishing pioneer during the Revolutionary era and is the only woman whose name appears on the Declaration of Independence.

Julia Ward Howe, the suffragette and abolitionist who wrote the “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” was a very well-known woman in America during the Civil War, and after her death, she inspired change.

Claudette Colvin's bravery in protesting bus segregation set the stage for Rosa Parks’ civil rights movement.

In the tapestry of our nation, there are so many stories of brave women waiting to be told; let’s honor them by following their example.

Lupe Williams

Wooster

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