March is Women’s History Month, a time when society can come together to celebrate the accomplishments, determination, and perseverance of females. Women all throughout history have defied the odds, proving to be more than what was expected, which was typically a domestic role. 

For example, Malala Yousafzai is a Nobel Peace Prize winner, despite not being given an education growing up. When she was only 15 years old, Malala almost died after she was shot by the Taliban. Today, she is an activist that fights for women’s rights to an education – regardless of where a person lives or how old a person is.   

Additionally, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a Supreme Court justice as well as an American lawyer. Not only did Ginsburg advocate for gender equality, but she did so on a national scale. Ginsburg founded the Women’s Rights Project in the 1970s, and won five out of the six cases she presented to the court regarding violations of gender equality. 

Every March, don’t forget to take a moment each day to appreciate the hard work put in by women all throughout history. Without them, progress toward gender equality would have stalled significantly. The rights we have today are the result of women fighting for the same goal of equality for generations.