Monday

The 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote, was signed into law on August 26, 1920. But at the time, a number of other laws prohibited Native American women, Black women, Asian American women, and Latinx women from voting, among others. It wasn't until 1924 that Native women born in the United States were granted citizenship, allowing them to vote, according to PBS.

Tuesday

Even after 1924, Native women and other women of color were prevented from voting by state laws such as poll taxes and literacy tests. It wasn't until 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, that discriminatory tactics such as literacy tests were outlawed, and all women could vote.

Wednesday

Women couldn’t get credit cards on their own until 1974.  When you think about it, that wasn't even that long ago, which is just mind-blowing. Until Congress passed the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974, women couldn't get credit cards in their own name. Often, they had to bring a man along to cosign for them, according to Smithsonian Magazine. Legal work done by late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg laid the foundation for the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, as well as many other basic rights women have today, including the ability to attend state-funded schools, protection from pregnancy discrimination at work, and the ability to serve on juries, according to USA Today.

Thursday

Women make up 14% of active duty military members.  Women also make up 23% of officers in the Coast Guard. In January 2013, the U.S. government lifted its ban on women serving in combat positions.

Friday

Marie Curie was the first woman to receive two Nobel prizes.  Curie was a scientist whose research on radioactivity led her to discover two new elements. She also researched the atom, and her findings have been integral in scientific advancements related to atomic bombs and medicine, according to Scientific American. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, as well as the first person and only woman to win two Nobel Prizes. She won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1903 and the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1911.

13th 

9-week exams (Odd periods)

V/JV Softball @ Malvern *Makeup Game

All day

5:00 p.m.

14th 

9-Weeks Exams (Even Periods)

V/JV Softball @ Ashdown

V/JV Baseball @ Ashdown

ACT Aspire Mock Admin

All Day

5:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

TBA

15th 

Early Out

16th 

V/JV Baseball vs. Magnolia

Talent Show-Prom Fundraiser

End of 3rd Quarter

5:00 p.m.

Cardinal Academy

17th 

V/JV Softball vs. Magnolia

NJROTC Awards

5:00 p.m.

Cardinal Academy