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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, I, 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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