International Women's Day Snapchat

This video highlighting International Women's Day is from our Snapchat account and may look and sound different than other videos you're used to watching. Transcript: Hi, thanks for watching this video! It’s from our Snapchat account so doesn’t have sound like a traditional video. This particular clip highlights International Women’s Day. If you want more behind-the-scenes looks at our national monuments and museums, historical fun facts and even the occasional helpful hint in real time, make sure to follow us on Snapchat by searching for USAGov or using our Snapcode, which is at the end of this video. These are some of the awesome women we look up for breaking barriers and shaping U.S. history. In 1983 Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space. She remains the youngest American astronaut to go to space to this day. Maya Angelou was the first African-American woman to have a best selling nonfiction book. In 2010, the 5-time Grammy winner received the Presidential Medal of Honor, the highest civilian honor in the U.S. Dubbed the First Lady of Civil Rights, Rosa Parks sparked the movement with a civil disobedience act aboard a bus in Montgomery, Al. Sonia Sotomayor is first Supreme Court Justice of Hispanic descent and third woman on the bench. Nancy Reagan redefined the role of First Lady and was an advocate for Alzheimer’s awareness after leaving the White House. Shaye Haver, Kristen Griest and Lisa Jaster made history in 2015, becoming the first female soldiers to graduate Army Ranger School. What women do you want to recognize today? Snap us back using this filter. To get our Snapchat stories in real-time, follow us using this Snapcode.

Hi, thanks for watching this video! It’s from our Snapchat account so doesn’t have sound like a traditional video. This particular clip highlights International Women’s Day. If you want more behind-the-scenes looks at our national monuments and museums, historical fun facts and even the occasional helpful hint in real time, make sure to follow us on Snapchat by searching for USAGov or using our Snapcode, which is at the end of this video. These are some of the awesome women we look up for breaking barriers and shaping U.S. history. In 1983 Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space. She remains the youngest American astronaut to go to space to this day. Maya Angelou was the first African-American woman to have a best selling nonfiction book. In 2010, the 5-time Grammy winner received the Presidential Medal of Honor, the highest civilian honor in the U.S. Dubbed the First Lady of Civil Rights, Rosa Parks sparked the movement with a civil disobedience act aboard a bus in Montgomery, Al. Sonia Sotomayor is first Supreme Court Justice of Hispanic descent and third woman on the bench. Nancy Reagan redefined the role of First Lady and was an advocate for Alzheimer’s awareness after leaving the White House. Shaye Haver, Kristen Griest and Lisa Jaster made history in 2015, becoming the first female soldiers to graduate Army Ranger School. What women do you want to recognize today? Snap us back using this filter. To get our Snapchat stories in real-time, follow us using this Snapcode.