CNN | Why Women’s History Month is in March

Women in Australia participate in a rally for International Women’s Day on March 8, 2017.

(CNN) – March is National Women’s History Month, but since women are pretty historic year-round, it begs the question: Why March? Is this month significant to women’s history, or is it just an arbitrary month on the calendar?

The answer involves a little bit of history and a little bit of coincidence.   —read more—