March is Women鈥檚 History Month, a time dedicated to remembering the trailblazers who gave women the right to vote and honoring women鈥檚 many contributions to U.S. education, science, technology, policy, and more.
The month鈥攍ike Black History Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month, and other cultural awareness months鈥攊s celebrated in schools across the country. This year, however, how 糖心动漫vlog and students discuss race and gender in the classroom is under the microscope.
In his first month in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rid K-12 curricula of that typically refers to topics of gender, race, and equity. The new administration also declared at the U.S. Department of Defense, although Trump issued for all Americans.
The federal guidance and backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts have left some 糖心动漫vlog how to celebrate students鈥� identities. But other 糖心动漫vlog told Education Week that no matter the political climate, it鈥檚 still important to honor diversity.
Here are two examples of how schools celebrated Women鈥檚 History Month in 2025.
One school鈥檚 lessons on empowerment
In New York, Allison Persad, the principal of the Young Women鈥檚 Leadership School of Astoria, said the single gender and gender expansive public high school had a full month of celebrations.
鈥淲e have a very strong empowerment culture at my school where students are advocates for everything from climate change to Black Lives Matter,鈥� Persad said. 鈥淚 think that they are staying true to themselves, and they鈥檙e going to continue in that vein.鈥�
The school held a spirit week where students dressed up as their favorite 鈥渟he-ro,鈥� or female hero. Students also attended a wellness workshop, which was put on in partnership with the nonprofit Girls Inc., to talk about what it means to be physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually healthy.
Some new events included a virtual college fair for women鈥檚 colleges such as Barnard, Smith, and Wellesley, and an event on the importance of women voting, which was put on in partnership with the When We All Vote organization.
Persad said her school did more this year than in previous years. After the 2024 presidential election and because New York entered a mayoral election year in 2025, Persad said she wanted her students to better understand the importance of voting.
鈥淚 think more than ever, we want young women to understand those implications and to make sure that their voice is heard, and that they know that they matter,鈥� she said.
A schoolwide approach
In Louisiana, Warren Easton Charter High School expanded its Women鈥檚 History Month celebration this year by taking a schoolwide approach. In previous years, the celebration depended and varied per classroom.
Educators there also wanted to make sure that their celebration focused on a diverse group of women.
鈥淲e do a lot with Black history, but when it comes to women鈥檚 history and looking for diverse voices, it takes a little bit of work,鈥� said Tanisca Wilson, who earned a doctorate and is currently the district English/language arts interventionist and response to intervention coordinator at Warren Easton Charter High School.
This year, teachers took students to the National WWII Museum in New Orleans to learn more about the Six Triple Eight women鈥攖he largest group of Black servicewomen to serve overseas during World War II鈥攚ho faced discrimination while trying to fix a three-year backlog of mail during the war. After the field trip, students discussed what they learned during class.
When texts are paired with movies and experiences like field trips, students 鈥渁re more engaged, and it鈥檚 more entertaining for them,鈥� said Jessica Jones, an English teacher.
Despite the celebration of women鈥檚 history, 糖心动漫vlog at Warren Easton Charter High School have heard students talk about how education is being impacted at a federal level.
鈥淪tudents are definitely watching; they hear about education funding being cut, conversation about the Department of Education and whatnot,鈥� Wilson said.
Still, the school will continue celebrating identity months and the rest of the school year as normal.
鈥淲e are carrying out as usual, [I] haven鈥檛 heard [teachers] should be doing anything differently,鈥� Wilson said.
