FROM THE DESK OF PRINCIPAL HERRING
March 13, 2023
Greetings Ardmore Family,
During the month of March, we will be celebrating our Irish American partners, Women, and Arts Education in Schools. We must continue to promote diversity in our schools.
WOMEN MAKING HISTORY - Dr. LaTonya Williams visiting Ardmore Elementary School.
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH - According to MastersDegree.net
- In 1853 Antoinette Blackwell became the first American woman to be ordained a minister in a recognized denomination. Impressive, considering there are still only a handful of female ministers nationwide today.
- The earliest recorded female physician was Merit Ptah, a doctor in ancient Egypt who lived around 2700 B.C. Many historians believe she may be the first woman recorded by name in the history of all of the sciences, making her achievement all the more impressive.
- The first woman to rule a country as an elected leader in the modern era was Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka, who was elected as prime minister of the island nation in 1960 and later re-elected in 1970. She is still one of only a handful of female heads of states, though numbers are growing with female leaders being recently elected in places like Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rice, Lithuania and Gabon.
- In 1756, during America’s Colonial period, Lydia Chapin Taft became the first woman to legally vote with the consent of the electorate. While all women didn’t enjoy this privilege until 1920, Taft was allowed to vote because her husband, a powerful local figure, had passed away right before a major town vote. She was allowed to step in in his stead.
- The first woman to run for U.S. president was Victoria Woodhull, who campaigned for the office in 1872 under the National Woman’s Suffrage Association. While women would not be granted the right to vote by a constitutional amendment for nearly 50 years, there were no laws prohibiting one from running for the chief executive position.
- The first female governor of a U.S. state was Wyoming governor Nellie Tayloe Ross, elected in 1924. Wyoming was also the first state to give women the right to vote, enacting women’s suffrage in 1869, making it a surprising leader in women’s rights.
- The first female member of a president’s cabinet was Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor under FDR. She remained in office for the duration of FDRs terms and helped put together the labor programs needed for the New Deal to succeed.
- The first person to make the daring attempt to go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel was a woman. On October 24, 1901, Annie Edson Taylor, a forty-three-year-old schoolteacher from Michigan plunged over the falls. She survived with only a small gash on her head, but swore to never take them on again.
- Jeannette Rankin, a Republican from Montana, was the first woman elected to serve in Congress. She was elected in both 1916 and 1940. A lifelong pacifist, she was the only member of Congress to vote against entering WWII.
- On May 15, 1809, Mary Dixon Kies received the first U.S. patent issued to a woman for inventing a process for weaving straw with silk or thread. Before then, most women inventors didn’t bother to patent their new inventions because they couldn’t legally own property independent of their husbands. Few could get the support necessary to turn their ideas into a reality.
LET US CELEBRATE THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MARCH!!!
LET US CELEBRATE THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MARCH!!!
ST. PATRICK'S DAY IS MARCH 17, 2023 (IRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH)
What is St. Patrick's Day and why do we celebrate it?
Friday, March 17, 2023
The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, céilithe, and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks.
What are some fun facts about Irish American heritage?
Irish labourers were key in the construction of the building with many in particular working on the bricking and plastering. 33 million people in America claim Irish ancestry. That's a whopping 10.5% of the total population and seven times the population of Ireland. Almost a quarter of Bostonians have Irish heritage.
What are Irish Americans known for?
They became teachers, firefighters, police officers, labor leaders, farmers, business owners, and more. Along the way, Irish Americans contributed enormously to the American labor movement — championing safe working conditions, advocating for children's rights, and fighting racism, prejudice, and income inequality.
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HEALTH REMINDERS
SCHOOL IMPORTANT DATES
March 14, 2023 - Pi Day
March 17, 2023 - St. Patrick's Day. Students will wear Green tops (school appropriate) and Uniform bottoms.
March 23, 2023 - Ardmore Fundraiser at Sweet Frog 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sweet Frogs, located at 9300 Woodmore Center Drive, Lanham, MD, 20706
March 23, 2023 - First Day of Ramadan (starts sunset of 3/22)
March 23, 2023 - Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day
March 30, 2023 - End of Third Quarter (45 days)
March 31, 2023 - Professional Day for Teachers - 1/2 Day for Students with Asynchronous Learning
ENTIRE MONTH - Arts in Our Schools Month
ENTIRE MONTH - National Irish American Heritage Month
ENTIRE MONTH - National Women's History Month
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