March on: Designing Women

March is probably one of my favorite months simply because it usually marks the end of winter and begins to see the beginnings of spring. I know that summer isn’t too far away! I also love preparing for March, because 18 years ago we decided to begin featuring women in the design, graphics, illustration, photography and other visual arts fields as an adjunct celebration to Women’s History Month. So let me share just a few of the “official” links for March …

the letter MMarch is probably one of my favorite months simply because it usually marks the end of winter and begins to see the beginnings of spring. I know that summer isn’t too far away! I also love preparing for March, because 18 years ago we decided to begin featuring women in the design, graphics, illustration, photography and other visual arts fields as an adjunct celebration to Women’s History Month. So let me share just a few of the “official” links for March …

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GO National Women’s History Month Theme: Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics … www.nwhm.org
GO womenshistorymonth.gov: the official info
GO International Women’s Day according to Wikipedia
GO Women’s History Month Women’s History Month is an annual declared month worldwide that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated during March in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, corresponding with International Women’s Day on March 8 in Canada. (wikipedia)

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St. Patrick’s Day according to Wikipedia, Saint Patrick’s Day or the Feast of Saint Patrick is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated on 17 March. It is named after Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461), the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland.
GO www.st-patricks-day.com St. Patrick’s Day — Reflects on holiday, includes biographical sketch of St. Patrick, and provides links to other sites.

We’ve got several hundred new uploads to the Publishers’ Warehouse, including International Designing Women samplers from four continents, including many we see in our regular Designing Women section. And remember : the feature continues through April, along with our “Spring Color” issue.

Hope you enjoy this issue as much as I have.

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DTG Designing Women Series Continues

And, thanks for reading

Fred Showker

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