feminine idols throughout literary history- WOMEN's history month
The Month of March is Women's History Month, originating as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982, as “Women’s History Week.” Throughout the next five years, Congress passed joint resolutions designating a week in March as “Women’s History Week.” In 1987 after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month.” Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. In today's episode, we will examine Jane Austen's presence in feminine literature and 2 other writers who paved the way for modern female authors and artists. Jane Austen is a very celebrated 19th-century female author, who chose once-provocative and taboo subjects to dissect and poke fun...