NMS STUDENT NEWSLETTER
March 7, 2025
By Olivia
What is international women's day?
International women's day has been celebrated every year on March 8th since 1975. This day celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. International women's day gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. Women's Day originated from labor movements in Europe and North America during the early 20th century. The earliest version recorded was Women's Day in New York City on Feb 9, 1989.
Some of the women that contributed to women's rights in the world are:
Susan B. Anthony, who fought for Women's voting rights
Rosa Parks, who was a strong Civil Rights leader.
Amelia Earhart, who was the first women aviator. and so many other amazing women.
International women's day is celebrated through out the world and is a very important holiday to be aware of and celebrate. So on march 8th make sure to appreciate the women you love in your life.
no other women worked harder than Susan Anthony
she lived in a time when most men said
theres nothing important in a women's head
so the women set out to prove this was wrong
there was lots on work to do, the journey was quite long
even lots of women did not want equality
wanted things to stay the same for all time
but Susan B Anthony and many others with her
worked without rest spring, summer, fall, and winter
talking to women, explaining what was fair
teaching them to stand up, teaching them to care
full equality isn't hear just yet
but the work that Susan did we can never forget
1. International Women’s Day has taken place on March 8 for over 100 years.
2. In 1975, IWD was adopted by the United Nations as an official, world-wide celebration of women’s rights and world peace
3. Purple, green and white are the colors of IWD, in memory of the Women’s Social and Political Union in Britain that adopted them in 1908
4. The first-ever Women's Day was celebrated in the US on February 28, 1909 in commemoration of the 1908 garment workers' strike in New York against harsh working conditions, more working hours, and lesser wages
5. Each year there is a new theme for International Women’s Day.
Q: What do you like about being a History teacher?
A: I really like having the opportunity to teach students about the past so that we don’t repeat the mistakes of the past and we can learn from it.
Q: What is your favorite event/time period to teach and why?
A: I actually really like teaching early man because I think of it as the history of us and we don’t always know our own history and it was so long ago that people thought we were very primitive but we were really advanced back then. Plus we get to do really exciting things like carve hand axes out of soap and make cave paintings.
Q: Have you ever met anyone famous? If so, who and how did you meet them?
A: I went to school in New York City so I’ve actually met a lot of famous people, but let me tell you one particular story. I love music and I go to a lot of concerts so I was at this concert once in Boston and this opener was fantastic and I didn’t know who this opener was because I went for the main act, who was called LP, and at the end of the show I was so blown away, I was at the back of the concert because everything is very loud for me and I have very sensitive hearing and I saw the opener and I went up to him and I said “you were fantastic!” And we had this very lovely conversation and it ended up being Noah Kahan, and he’s gotten huge ever since.
Q: what is one fun fact about you?
A: I have lived in three different countries. I’ve lived in England, I’ve live in the United States, and in the ??? ( I can’t tell what she says here) Republic. So I’ve studied abroad twice in collage because I love traveling. In fact, I encourage every student to travel in their lives!
Q: And finally, why out of all of the jobs in the world did you decide to be a 6th grade social studies teacher?
A: I sometimes think it chose me rather than I chose it. I actually went to undergraduates school to study media, so I worked in publishing, and I worked in film and TV, and I started volunteering in the New York City public school systems. I was really shocked to learn that your zip code affected the quality of your education in this country, and that made me really angry. So I dreamed up a program called Teach For America, and i was sent to Chelsea, Massachusetts to teach. Chelsea is a community of Honduran and El Salvadorian immigrants and a lot of my students actually walked across Mexico to get to the United States to learn English, and most of them spoke Spanish, so it was a really eye opening experience for me and I continued to be motivated to teach, 6th grade specifically because i felt like there is an opportunity in 6th grade in particular to address any short comings students might have before they start to be leveled and tracked in middle school and high school, and i want to make sure that every student has a great opportunity for a challenging education.
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