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We are proud of our Nation's achievements in promoting women's full participation in all aspects
<br /> of American life and are resolute in our commitment to supporting women's continued
<br /> advancement in America and around the world.
<br /> America honors the celebrated women pioneers and leaders in our history, as well as those
<br /> unsung women heroes of our daily lives. We honor those outstanding women, whose
<br /> contributions to our Nation's life, culture, history, economy, and families have shaped us and
<br /> helped us fulfill America's promise.
<br /> We cherish the incredible accomplishments of early American women, who helped found our
<br /> Nation and explore the great western frontier. Women have been steadfast throughout our
<br /> battles to end slavery, as well as our battles abroad. And American women fought for the civil
<br /> rights of women and others in the suffrage and civil rights movements. Millions of bold, fearless
<br /> women have succeeded as entrepreneurs and in the workplace, all the while remaining the
<br /> backbone of our families, our communities, and our country.
<br /> During Women's History Month, we pause to pay tribute to the remarkable women who
<br /> prevailed over enormous barriers, paving the way for women of today to not only participate in
<br /> but to lead and shape every facet of American life. Since our beginning, we have been blessed
<br /> with courageous women like Henrietta Johnson, the first woman known to work as an artist in
<br /> the colonies; Margaret Corbin, who bravely fought in the American Revolution; and Abigail
<br /> Adams, First Lady of the United States and trusted advisor to President John Adams.
<br /> We also remember incredible women like Mary Walker, the first woman to receive the
<br /> Congressional Medal of Honor; Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery in 1849 and went on to
<br /> free hundreds of others through the Underground Railroad; Susan B. Anthony, the publisher
<br /> and editor of The Revolution and her friend, Dr. Charlotte Lozier, one of the first women medical
<br /> doctors in the United States, both of whom advocated for the dignity and equality of women,
<br /> pregnant mothers, and their children; Rosa Parks, whose refusal to give up her seat accelerated
<br /> the modern civil rights movement; Shirley Temple Black, the famous actress turned diplomat
<br /> and first chief of protocol for the President of the United States; Anna Bissell, the first woman
<br /> CEO in American history; Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean;
<br /> Ella Fitzgerald, the First Lady of Song and the Queen of Jazz; and Sally Ride, the first American
<br /> woman astronaut.
<br /> America will continue to fight for women's rights and equality across the country and around the
<br /> world. Though poverty holds back many women, America cannot and will not allow this to
<br /> persist. We will empower all women to pursue their American dreams, to live, work and thrive in
<br /> safe communities that allow them to protect and provide for themselves and their families.
<br /> America is also mindful of the fight that continues for so many women around the world, where
<br /> women are often not protected and treated disgracefully as second-class citizens. America will
<br /> fight for these women too, and it will fight to protect young girls who are robbed of their rights,
<br /> trafficked around the world, and exploited. Now, Therefore, 1, Donald J. Trump, President of the
<br /> United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the
<br /> laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 2017 as Women's History Month. I call
<br /> upon all Americans to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and
<br /> activities.
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