Whee Life Episode 5 (season 3): Celebrating women history month

The month of March is dedicated to women’s history month, a time to recognize the contributions women have made throughout history. Women’s history month traces its roots back to March 8, 1857, when women working in factories in New York City protested poor working conditions.In 169 years since then women in U.S. have gain and lost recognition, power, rights…Hear more on the history of women history month, what it means to women today and what women continue to fight for. We spoke with WCU students Jessica Acosta- Gaspar, Ximena Medina Mendez and Jannah Hightower to get their perspective. You will hear a about Southern women role in human rights fight and regulating history textbooks that is not flattering – something we don’t often hear about. Elizabeth McRae, an associate professor of History at WCU, focuses on race, gender and politics in the modern South.McRae discussed the ways women have progressed equality while reinforcing systems of racial and social inequality.