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Women’s History Month is a period of reflection on the often overlooked contributions of women to culture, history, and society. Women's History Month grew out of a weeklong window of recognition that began in 1980 and has been celebrated every March since 1986. Now it symbolizes not only the accomplishments of women of the past, it also honors the experiences of all women-identifying individuals in the present day.

At SAIC, we recognize that the term women is intersectional, inclusive of all races and nationalities as well as multiple gender identities. Not all who identify as women have the same experiences, and our various identities overlap in unique and complex ways that systemically impact our day-to-day experiences. In celebrating the achievements of all women-identifying persons throughout Women’s History Month and into the rest of the year, our work must explore ways to build equity for all who identify as women before we can achieve a truly equitable society. Included in Women’s History Month is International Women’s Day (March 8), a worldwide occasion for celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women; and International Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31), a worldwide celebration of all transgender people and their contributions to society that raises awareness of discrimination they face. 

Find more information about events during Women's History Month on the Heritage & History Awareness page. If you're aware of other events and would like to promote them, or if you have ideas for events, contact Katrina Valera, Director of Student Affairs for Diversity and Inclusion at kvaler@saic.edu.

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• Connect: Women-led institutions and organizations
• Learn: Intersectional Feminist History + Discourse
• Honor: Women’s Stories in Comics
• Take Care: Radical Self Care
• Discover: Contemporary Feminist Artists
   

Connect: Women-led institutions and organizations

Learn about SAIC's current Student Affinity Groups to find ways to connect at school!

Chicago

• Rebellious Magazine For Women: Chicago Feminist Resource Guide
• Assata's Daughters
• Chicago Foundation for Women
• Chicago Women Take Action
• National Organization for Women: Chicago Chapter
• Sixty Inches from Center

Beyond

• Brooklyn Museum: Elizabeth A Sackler Center for Feminist Art
• Feminist Art Coalition (FAC)
• Guerrilla Girls
• #HappyPeriod
• National Association of Women Artists
• National Museum of Women in the Arts
• The Women Artists Archives National Directory
• Women's Caucus for Art
• WomenArts

Learn: Intersectional Feminist History History + Discourse

Open Web Resources

• The Women's L Project
• CWLU Herstory Website Project
• "Feminism," History.com, 2021
• "Feminist Movements," Encyclopedia of Chicago, Maureen A. Flanagan
• History of Women in STEM Fields, College Cliffs
• African American Women in the Arts, National Museum of African American History and Culture 
• Women in the Visual Arts, Oxford Art Online

Podcasts

Please note: none of the podcasts include transcripts except Womanica.

• The History Chicks
• The Proffess-Hers Podcast
• Stuff Mom Never Told You
• Womanica
• What'sHerName 

Books

Streaming Videos

Honor: Women's Stories in Comics

Books

Take Care: Radical Self Care

SAIC Resources

• Wellness Center
• Wellness Resources compiled by the Wellness Center
• Lesson 5: Radical Self Care, Learn & Unlearn: Anti-racism Resource Guide, 2022
• All Wellness Lessons, Learn & Unlearn: Anti-racism Resource Guide 

Open Web Resources

History of Radical Self-Care

• "A History of Self-Care: From its radical roots to its yuppie-driven middle age to its election-inspired resurgence," Slate, Aisha Harris 2017
• "How Self-Care Sold Out: From a radical feminist idea to a consumerist buzzword," Medium, Stark Raving, 2021
• "Remembering the Origins of the Self-Care Movement," BUST, Sarah Boyle
• "Why acknowledging and celebrating the Black feminist origins of ‘self-care’ is essential," Mental Health Today, Bryony Porteous-Sebouhian 2021

Radical Self-Care Guidance

• "3 Things You Should Know About Intersectionality and Self-Care," Shine, Rex Leonowicz, 2016
• "Reclaiming Our Self-Care As a Feminist Act," Coalition of Feminists for Social Change Blog, Priya Dhanani, Sophie Namy, and Sharanya Sekaram
• "Caring for Yourself is a Radical Act: Self-Care Guide for Youth Working in Community," The Youth Research and Evaluation eXchange, 2015

Podcasts

Please note: none of these shows have transcripts except The Radical History of Self-Care & the New World of Wellness Branding and Radical Self-Love & Self-Care.

History of Radical Self Care

• Radical Self-Care, BBC Radio Analysis Podcast, 2020
• Radical Self-Care is Empowering People and Helping Fight Burnout, Disrupted, 2022
• The Radical History of Self-Care & the New World of Wellness Branding, Unseen Unknown Podcast, 2020
• History of Self-Care: A Revolutionary Act with Les Alfred founder of Balance Black Girl, That Wasn't In My Textbook, 2021

Radical Self-Care Guidance

• Radical Self-Care Series [11 episode playlist]
• Radical Self Care, Indigenous Vision, 2021
• Radical Self-Love & Self-Care, Unf*ck Your Brain

• Inhabit: The Art of Radical Self-Care, Inhabit [Show]

Books

Streaming Videos

Discover: Contemporary Feminist Artists

Library Database Resources

*These resources require SAIC login

• "Feminism and Art," Grove Art Online, Lisa Tickner, 2003 [Encyclopedic entry]
• "Feminism and Art in the United States," Grove Art Online, Lisa Tickner, 2015 [Encyclopedic entry]

Open Web Resources

• "Feminist Art," MoMA definition and example works
• "BAMPFA Presents Major Survey of Feminist Practices in Contemporary Art," 2021 [Overview of recent exhibition at the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive]
• "Creating Resistance by Engaging Destruction: Three Contemporary Feminist Artists from Ukraine,"  Kalyna Somchynsky [Master's Thesis PDF download]
• "Performing Feminism ‘Badly’: Hotham Street Ladies and Brown Council," OnCurating, Laura Castagnini, 2015