Women's History Month in El Paso

Events to celebrate Women’s History Month in El Paso

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Are you looking for ways to celebrate Women’s History Month in El Paso?

Here’s a look at what the events celebrating women’s accomplishments in El Paso.

El Paso Public Library events

El Paso Women and the Vote with Historian Joseph Longo

  • What: Learn about the history around suffragists rights in El Paso.
  • Date: March 31, 2022
  • Time: 4:30 p.m.
  • Location: Sergio Troncoso Library, 9321 Alameda Ave.
  • More information: https://fb.me/e/2ZfIxcbrA

Frida Kahlo Read and Ride

  • What: The El Paso Public library will hold it’s monthly Read and Ride Event.
  • Date: March 14, 2022
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. — 12:00 a.m.
  • More information: https://bit.ly/3JaJJTd 

El Paso Community College events

Women’s History Month-TOF Miriam Healing Chants & Drum Circle

  • Date: March 23, 2022
  • Time: 12 – 1 p.m.
  • Location: Online via Microsoft Teams.
  • More information and to RSVP: https://bit.ly/3KFCa7y

Women’s History Month-Breaking Rules in Our 40’s

  • Date: March 30, 2022
  • Time: 12 – 1 p.m.
  • Location: Online via Microsoft Teams.
  • More information and to RSVP: https://bit.ly/3I7jBHx

UTEP online exhibit

Second-Wave Feminism in El Paso, 1960s -1980s

By: C.L. Sonnichsen Special Collections Department, The University of Texas at El Paso Library

“This exhibit helps tell the story of second-wave feminism in El Paso. In contrast to the first wave of feminism in the United States that generally focused on women’s suffrage (right to vote) during the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth centuries, second-wave feminism often concentrated on education and workplace discrimination, political activism, reproductive rights, access to child care, the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, and on combating violence against women.”
  • View the exhibit: https://bit.ly/3JnKmct

El Paso County Historical Commission

The El Paso County Historical Commission will honor the life and contributions of Maud Sampson Williams.

  • Date: March 24, 2022
  • Time: 3:30 – 5 p.m.
  • Location: Enrique Moreno Courthouse, 500 E. San Antonio Ave.

Maude Craig Sampson Williams (1880-1958) was a suffragist, teacher, civil rights leader, and community activist. She was inducted into the El Paso County Historical Society Hall of Honor in 2020. The ceremony was held in 2021.

Read more about Sampson Williams’ life: https://bit.ly/3i3RaQc

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Since 1954 the El Paso County Historical Society has been a driving force in the historic scene of El Paso. EPCHS strives to foster research into the history of the El Paso area; acquire and make available to the public historic materials; publish and encourage historical writing pertaining to the area; and to develop public consciousness of our rich heritage.