March is National Women's History Month -- but does that meant it's just a girl thing? Of course not! The Yak thinks it's a great time for everyone to salute the achievements of women. One great woman in history was Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stanton.

Women haven't always had the same rights as men. When the United States was founded more than 200 years ago, women couldn't own property. In fact, women were considered the property of their fathers or husbands. And women couldn't vote.

But in the mid-1800s, a group of women -- including Lizzie -- decided they wanted to have the same rights as men, including the right to vote. Many traveled the country, speaking out for women's rights. Some even got thrown in jail.

Lizzie spent most of her adult life fighting for equality for everyone. She died in 1902. Eighteen years later, women won the right to vote.

Want to know more about Lizzie? Check out the book, "You Want Women To Vote, Lizzie Stanton?" by Jean Fritz (Paper Star, $5.99).

What a month!

March is a month with a lot of tributes. It's National Women's History Month, Youth Art Month, Music in our Schools Month, National Peanut Month, National Nutrition Month, National Sauce Month and National Noodle Month.

Pub Date: 03/15/99