Women's History Month - 5 ways to celebrate in Huntsville

bf39ac9d6ccdd1173bbbc57996e2564b — Celebrate Women’s History Month in the Huntsville area with some awesome local events! (LaunchTech)

March is Women’s History Month, when we recognize and celebrate the contributions and influences women have had on our history and our society. And in the Huntsville area, there are plenty of ways to recognize this distinctive month.

From seminars to shows to presentations area-wide, here are five events in Madison County this month that help us recognize and celebrate how women have impacted our lives here locally:

huntsville madison county public library downtown huntsville al 08154741068 — Celebrate Women’s History Month by attending Women (W)righting Alabama at Huntsville Public Library downtown. (HMCPL.org)

What: Women (W)righting Alabama
Where: Auditorium — Downtown Huntsville Library (915 Monroe St.)
When: March 5, 2PM – 3:30PM
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Dr. Charlotte Teague from Alabama A&M will be speaking at the Downtown Huntsville Library about the authors featured on Tiavalya Befecadu’s Alabama Authors quilt, an exquisite quilt that will be on display at Huntsville-Madison County Public Libraries.

2 – International Women’s Day Breakfast Celebration

43669734 2011555018903214 402676720420782080 n — Recognize Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day with activist Lilly Ledbetter March 8 at Athens State University. (Lilly Ledbetter via Facebook)

What: International Women’s Day Breakfast Celebration
Where: Athens State University, Sandridge Student Center Ballroom (300 North Beaty Street, Athens)
When: March 8, 8AM – 10AM
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Enjoy a celebratory breakfast honoring International Women’s Day, with equal pay and women’s rights activist Lilly Ledbetter at Athens State University. Ledbetter was the plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court case Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. regarding employment discrimination, setting off a wave of change and opening a dialogue across the nation.

3 – Exhale Huntsville: Women Uplifted

290904669 1080115516048059 7626813153814167064 n — Women’s History Month is in full force at Color me Mine pottery studio. (Color Me Mine via Facebook)

What: Exhale Huntsville – Women Uplifted
Where: Color Me Mine (1024 MidCity Drive, Huntsville)
When: March 11, 5PM – 8PM
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March 11 at the Color Me Mine paint-your-own pottery studio, it’s Ladies Night, and you can wind down and have fun painting together in a relaxing, fun atmosphere. Also, there’s a 50% discount per person! Bring your favorite wine, snacks, and your best girlfriends.

4 – Rooms Where it Happened: The Women Who Led Huntsville’s Suffrage Movement

308842102 10228500455127486 4533575357760246512 n — Join the Historic Huntsville Foundation’s Donna Castellano in a lesson on women’s suffrage in Huntsville. (Donna Castellano via Facebook)

What: Rooms Where it Happened: The Women Who Led Huntsville’s Suffrage and Voting Rights Movement
Where: Madison Public Library (130 Plaza Blvd., Madison)
When: March 19, 2PM-3PM
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What better way to recognize Women’s History Month than to learn all about the brave and strong women who led the push for women’s voting rights in Huntsville. Join the Historic Huntsville Foundation’s Donna Castellano for this incredible and enlightening presentation.

5 – 2nd Annual STEMVP Brunch

d91e442d12e408c7e2184aa3a436f303 — LaunchTech’s Venus Quates (center) hosts and honors the incredible women of STEM in the Huntsville area. (Launchtech)

What: 2nd Annual STEMVP Brunch
Where: Davidson Center for Space Exploration (1 Tranquility Base, Huntsville)
When: March 19, 11AM – 1:30PM
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The STEMVP Brunch was created in 2022 to “Celebrate, Empower, and Uplift” some of the most valuable players in STEM — women — who have shaped the field and empowered a future generation of leaders in the STEM field.

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