Resource Guides: Women's History Month: Issues & Achievements

National Women's Organizations

Fair Fight
Created by Stacey Abrams, Fair Fight brings awareness and advocacy on election reform.
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum
A community-based non-profit organization focussed on creating social, political, and economic change for AAPI women and girls.
Black Lives Matter
About the women who created the Back Lives Matter movement as well as its history and purpose.
National Organization for Women
To promote feminist ideals, lead societal change, and achieve and protect the equal rights of women in all aspects of life.
Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA)
A nonprofit providing holistic services to help refugee and immigrant women and families.
Women Who Code
Empowering women to code.
U.S. Small Business Administration
Helps women launch businesses and offers training and funding specifically for women.
Feminist Majority Foundation
Utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically.

Women’s History Consortium
Digitized images of primary resources related to Washington women’s history.
League of Women Voters of Washington State
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan grassroots organization.
Celebrating Women's History Month King County Women: Changing Roles at Work and Home
Historical documents from King County.gov
Legal Voice: Women's Rights. Nothing Less.
Justice for women and LGBTQ people in the NW through litigation, advocacy & education.

Gender Inequality

Women in the Workplace

America’s Women and the Wage Gap
Fact Sheet from the National Partnership for Women & Families. 2020
Women in the Workplace
Study on the state of women in corporate America. McKinsey & Co. / LeanIn.Org 2020

Women's Suffrage and Racism

Unlearning History: The Women’s Suffrage Movement
Discusses racism in the Suffrage Movement. PBS Education. 2019
How the Suffrage Movement Betrayed Black Women
It's vital to remember that some of its heroes were less than heroic. NYTimes. 2018