{"id":6638,"date":"2023-02-27T12:03:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T17:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planetwordmuseum.org\/?page_id=6638"},"modified":"2025-04-29T17:11:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T21:11:18","slug":"womens-history-month","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/planetwordmuseum.org\/womens-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In recognition of Women\u2019s History Month this March, we have curated a selection of resources below to help you discover, celebrate, and honor the vast contributions of women linguists, orators, singers, authors, and poets, whose words and work continue to remind us of the power of words.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connect with the legacies of groundbreaking women writers, orators, and changemakers during your visit to Planet Word by downloading our <a href=\"https:\/\/planetwordmuseum.org\/press\/resources\/women-writers-orators-and-changemakers\/\">themed-experience guide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@planetworddc\">past program videos<\/a> with contemporary scholars and writers like <strong>Maryanne Wolf, Emily Hanford, Sanaz Toossi,<\/strong> and more.<\/li>\n<li>Head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/planetwordmuseum.org\/blog\/\">our blog<\/a> to read Q&amp;As with experts across a variety of language-related fields like <strong>Kelly Wright, <\/strong><strong>Natalie Schilling, Lisa New,<\/strong>\u00a0and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"iconbox iconbox-star\"><span class=\"icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/planetwordmuseum.org\/wp-content\/themes\/planet-word-theme-v2\/library\/images\/icon-star.svg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Did you know?<\/h4>\n<p>Dating back to at least the 1400s, young women have spearheaded language change. 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