Women's Birthdays & Milestones
March 4
Maria Bochkareva b. 1889-Soviet military heroine, founded the Women's Battalion
Miriam Makeba b. 1932-South African singer, activist
1917: Jeannette Rankin is 1st US Congresswoman
Quote for the Day
"I would like...to see us take hold of ourselves, look at ourselves, and cease being afraid."
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
ANNUAL EVENTS & CONFERENCES FOR MARCH
National Women's History Month, National Women's History Project: 707-838-6000
National Girl Scout Week: 2nd week
International Women's Day: March 8
Be Your Best Day, Girl Scouts: March 14
Women Investors Day, Woman Investors Committee: 703-978-2491, March 14
- Annual Feminist Psychology Conference,
- Association for Women in Psychology: Ruth Hall 215-771-2643; Maryka Biaggio 503-359-2240
- Association for Women's Economic Development (AWED) annual conference: 212-692-9100
- Creteil International Women's Film Festival, Paris: Bernice Reynaud, Cal Inst. of Arts, School of Film & Video, Valencia, CA, fax 213-665-3447
- Feminist Press at CUNY annual fund-raiser: 212-360-5790
- Fight for Abortion Rights and Reproductive Freedom Annual Conference: 413-582-5645
- National Association of Black Women Attorneys: Mabel Haden, 202-637-4890
- National Conference for Women in Business: 212-692-9100
- National Latinas Caucus Feminization of Power Conference: 212-614-2903
- Women Employed Annual Conference: 312-782-3902
- Women in the Director's Chair Festival, Chicago, IL: 312-281-4988; fax 312-281-4999
- Women of Color Recognition Day Awards: 612-870-1193
- Women's Health 2000 Annual Conference, San Francisco CA: 415-476-2564
- Women's International Cinema Arts Festival, St. Petersburg, FL: 813-895-7132
Reprinted from The WomanSource Catalog & Review's, "women's perpetual calendar"