- March is Women's History Month in the US.
- Every state has been home to strong, powerful women.
- Some women who were born in a state have gone on to become its Congresswomen.
Since 1981, March has been celebrated as Women's History Month in the US. But women's accomplishments in politics, medicine, civil rights, entertainment, media, sports, business, and other pursuits are worth celebrating every day.
Here's the most powerful woman that was born in every state.
ALABAMA: Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks, born in Tuskegee, Alabama, was an activist long before she refused to give up her seat for a white rider in 1955 — she was the secretary of the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP.
"People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired," she wrote in her autobiography, "but that isn't true. I was not tired physically … No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in."
Her arrest sparked a bus boycott, and, as a result, the Supreme Court ruled bus segregation unconstitutional in 1956.
ALASKA: Elizabeth Peratrovich
Elizabeth Peratrovich was born in Petersburg, Alaska. A member of the Native Tlingit nation, her passionate address to the Alaska Legislature is credited with helping pass the Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945, the first anti-discrimination bill in the United States, almost 20 years before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. She will be featured on a new one dollar coin honoring Native American civil rights leaders in 2020.
ARIZONA: Lynda Carter
Lynda Carter was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Her portrayal of Wonder Woman in the 1975 television series by the same name was iconic, resonating with audiences for decades. During her three seasons doing the show, she was one of just several women on set. By performing many of her own stunts, she ultimately helped promote a stuntwoman's union.
"[Before that,] they didn’t have women doing stunts,"she told EW in 2017, "they had men doing stunts in wigs."
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