March is National Women’s History Month and Call Newspapers annually pays tribute to the contributions local women have made to our quality of life.
The observance began when Congress created the National Women in History Project during the 1970s, which asked a simple question of historians: Where are the women; what were they doing?
That prompted this newspaper to ask the same question locally.
Twenty years ago, the Call began publishing weekly installments during March featuring women whose contributions have made a difference in this area.
This effort has blossomed into an annual special section of the Mail Call, which today features Rockwood Summit High School Associate Principal Cathy Lorenz and former Notre Dame High School Principal Sister Romana Hechenberger.
