March is Women's History Month in Texas.
Governor Greg Abbott released a proclamation on Tuesday, calling March Women's History Month in the state of Texas. Abbott made the announcement with a proclamation, saying that women throughout Texas' history have made "lasting contributions."
"Texas women claim many firsts, like Mary Austin Holley, who wrote the first English book about Texas in the 1830s," Abbott wrote in his proclamation. "Miriam “Ma” Ferguson, who governed our state for five years, was among the first female governors in the nation. Sally Ride was the first American woman in space. Others broke the glass ceiling in business, like Carrie Marcus Neiman, cofounder of Neiman Marcus, and the legendary Mary Kay Ash."
In addition to the contributions of women throughout Texas' history, Abbott also noted that March marks 100 years since women's suffrage in Texas.
For more information about Women's History Month, please visit gov.texas.gov.
