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SUMMARY:Women's History Month
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SUMMARY:Irish American Heritage Month
DESCRIPTION:March is Irish American Heritage Month! The earliest recorded celebration of Irish Americans in the United States dates back to 1762 with the first St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City. The parade became an annual event\, with President Truman attending in 1948. Irish heritage is strong in America: More than 31.5 million residents claim Irish ancestry\, second only to German (43.0 million). When it comes to U.S. presidents\, including current President Joe Biden\, exactly half (23) trace some of their roots to Ireland.  \nIn October 1990\, Congress passed a public law establishing March 1991 as Irish-American Heritage Month. In 1991\, President George H. W. Bush issued the first proclamation designating March as Irish American Heritage Month. Each year since the president has made a proclamation regarding Irish American Heritage Month. In 2022\, President Biden made a proclamation on March 3rd where he stated\, “The story of Irish Americans has always been one of strength and perseverance through adversity. Many Irish immigrants arrived on America’s shores to escape the Great Famine\, only to face discrimination\, prejudice\, and poverty. Despite these hard times\, they embraced their new homes in every corner of America—from the Atlantic to the Pacific\, across the Midwest and through the Rocky Mountains—and helped build and fortify our Nation into what it is today.” He went on to discuss the ties that Ireland and the United States have to one another and encouraged all Americans to honor the journey and perseverance of the Irish immigrants who have helped shape America. Read President Biden’s full proclamation here.  On February 28\, 2023\, President Biden’s proclamation included an acknowledgment of his great-grandparents’ hopes and dreams upon arriving in this country and the “grit” they showed.  He stated\, “Ireland and the United States are forever bound together by our people and our passion.  Everything between runs deep.”   \nPeople from Ireland started immigrating to America while it was still a colony of Great Britain. The first Irish arrivals in the 1600s were mainly indentured servants or redemptioners\, whose passage was paid in return for a certain number of years of work. By the 1700s\, Protestants\, Catholics\, and Quakers were coming to the United States to start new lives without religious discrimination and the draconian laws against the Celtic heritage of the Irish.   \nWhile many of the Irish immigrants in the early 1800s were skilled workers\, by the middle of the century\, most were simply fleeing the famine and poverty of their homeland. Not enough land and the Great Famine of the 1840s resulted in millions coming to the United States in search of a better life. Instead of finding farms in their new country where they had lived in their former homeland\, many settled in big cities\, including Boston\, New York\, and Philadelphia. These unskilled workers were part of the foundational workforce for increasing industry and manufacturing in the United States. They also helped build roads and canals throughout the country\, such as the Erie Canal in New York.  \nAs conditions in Ireland improved\, the new immigrants tended to be more skilled\, and the schools\, charitable societies\, workers’ organizations\, and social clubs established by earlier Irish immigrants smoothed their entry into American society. While some discrimination against these immigrants lingered\, having the support systems in place allowed the new families to prosper and succeed more quickly in their new homes.   \nAlong with contributing their backbreaking work in building much of the country’s infrastructure and manufacturing plants in the 1800s\, Irish immigrants brought their strong social structures with them to support each other and the Americans around them. America continued to be the country of choice for many young Irish people wanting to improve their lot throughout the 20th century.   \nDid you know that Irish immigrants were involved in the Mexican-American War of the late 1840s? They switched sides during the war as Irish immigrants faced discrimination for their Catholic faith in a mainly Protestant country.  Many chose to support Mexicans who were from a predominantly Catholic country during this war.  Those Irish immigrants were among the captured and died by hanging.  Although Mexico lost this war\, the Irish who fought along with them are perceived as heroes of the St. Patrick’s Battalion (El Batallón de San Patricio).  If you’re interested in reading more about this piece of Irish immigrant history\, click here.    \nAnother part of Irish immigrant history involves how this immigrant group moved up the socioeconomic ladder after experiencing hardship and discrimination in their homeland and in America.  Irish immigrants competed with Black Americans for low-paying jobs\, often refusing to work alongside Blacks\, and at times terrorizing them.  Eventually\, Irish Americans gained privileges that other whites had.  Learn more about this experience here.  \nToday\, it is estimated that 38% of Black Americans have Irish heritage\, including Barack Obama\, Beyoncé\, and Colin Powell. There are organizations recognizing the shared culture and heritage\, such as the African-American Irish Diaspora Network to strengthen identity and connection.  \nMarch 17th is St. Patrick’s Day. Although this holiday originated as a religious holiday\, St. Patrick’s Day has evolved into a celebration of all things Irish.  \nResources/Events \n\nCounty Ventura St. Patricks Day Parade | (venturastpatricksdayparade.com) \nSmithsonian- Irish American History and Heritage \nThe United States Census Bureau  \nA Grand Celebration of Irish American History and Culture \nDuring the Mexican-American War\, Irish-Americans Fought for Mexico in the ‘Saint Patrick’s Battalion’ | History| Smithsonian Magazine \nHow Irish Immigrants Overcame Discrimination in America (thoughtco.com) \nAfrican American Irish Diaspora Network (aaidnet.org) \n\n \n \n \n 
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SUMMARY:Social Work Month
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SUMMARY:Harriet Tubman Day
DESCRIPTION:Harriet Tubman was born Araminta “Minty” Ross around 1822 in Dorchester County\, Maryland.  She was born into slavery\, a middle child among nine siblings\, and grew up with her parents who were enslaved.  Her mother was owned by the Brodess family\, who hired Harriet to provide childcare\, perform fieldwork\, and check on muskrat traps.  As a child\, she experienced a head injury that lead to a lifetime of seizures\, pain\, and visions.  She married John Tubman\, a free Black man\, and changed her name to Harriet Tubman.  At age 27 she escaped to Philadelphia on her own traveling mostly at night.  \n“Tubman successfully escaped to Philadelphia in 1849. Once free\, she became an operator of the Underground Railroad — a secret network of people\, places\, and routes that provided shelter and assistance to escaping slaves. She courageously returned to Maryland at least 13 times over the course of a decade to rescue her parents\, brothers\, family members\, and friends\, guiding them safely to freedom. By 1860\, Tubman had earned the nickname “Moses” for liberating so many enslaved people at great risk to her own life.”  \n ”Deeply admired by abolitionists in the North\, Tubman became a trusted friend and advisor to many\, which earned her a role in the Union Army as a scout\, spy\, nurse\, and confidante of generals. After the Civil War\, she moved to Auburn\, NY\, where she turned her attention to the plight of the needy\, opening her home as a sanctuary for the elderly and ill and those with disabilities.”  \n “Even before the Civil War\, she was fighting for the rights of women\, minorities\, the disabled\, and the aged. She became more active with time. She went on to open a nursing home for African Americans on her property in New York. She continued to agitate for women’s rights until her death in 1913. By then\, Tubman had become the subject of numerous articles\, recollections\, and an autobiography.”  \nShe died on March 10\, 1913\, and is buried in Auburn\, NY.  \nIn learning about Harriet Tubman’s history it’s clear that despite having a traumatic brain injury and could not read or write that she was an activist from a young age until her death.  \n\nSourced from Harriet Tubman Byway webpage    \n\nAdditional Resources \nWould you like to take a deeper dive into history?  Here are additional resources:   \n\nMarch 10th is Harriet Tubman Day – YouTube \n\n     “An executive order in March 2013 established the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument and marked the landscape of Dorchester County\, Maryland for its historical significance to Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. At the creation of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park a year later\, the National Park Service identified land in Dorchester\, Talbot\, and Caroline Counties for potential future acquisition. The Conservation Fund donated the only land currently owned by the National Park Service—480 acres at the Jacob Jackson site\, the home of a free African American who delivered a message for Tubman that she was returning to guide her brothers to freedom.  \n     The National Park Service also administers a sister park in Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn\, New York\, where Harriet Tubman lived in her later years.”  \n     “More than a century after her death\, Harriet Tubman would still recognize many places in the Eastern Shore of Maryland’s mosaic of waterways\, forests\, and fields. Stops along the byway make it possible to learn about the lives of enslaved and free Blacks\, abolitionists\, and slaveholders\, as well as escape routes used by Tubman and her fellow freedom seekers.”  \n     If you would like to see a map of the journey Harriet Tubman made open this link for the Tubman Byway: Learn Harriet Tubman’s story on a road trip through her homeland & more (harriettubmanbyway.org)   \n\nThe Truths Behind the Myth of Harriet Tubman (syr.edu) \n\n\nHarriet Tubman Day 2017: Why She Wore White | Time \n U.S. Treasury resuming steps to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill – White House | Reuters \n Harriet Tubman (harriet-tubman.org) \n\nTo learn more about Harriet Tubman\, please visit our JEDI page!
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