Women’s Week, a yearly tradition held at school in spring, fell this year from Monday, Feb. 29 to Sunday, Mar. 6.

Women’s Week was inspired by the National Women’s History Week issued in 1980 by former president Jimmy Carter. The Young Feminists Club and their club sponsor, English teacher Shannon Draper are in charge of Women’s Week here, creating events and hosting guests to speak. The club’s plan is to inform students about feminism.

“We want to raise awareness and understanding around the building related to what feminism is and how it can benefit all people,” Draper said.

This year’s Women’s Week theme is “Feminism Is For Everyone.”

“We have really pushed to make feminism more intersectional and as inclusive as possible because we know that feminism means different things to different people,” Kaitlyn Preut, president of the Young Feminists Club, said. “We want people to know that even if they feel like they don’t have a specific spot in feminism, they probably do but they just don’t know it yet.”

The Young Feminists Club had a lunch table set up throughout the week so students could get information about the club and the events that occurred during Women’s Week. On Monday, Kate Gramlich, a guest speaker from the Lawrence Public Library, discussed how feminism is for everyone.

The Young Feminist Club teamed up with clubs and organizations such as the Total Equality Alliance, “Graffiti” magazine and the Writers Club to spread the message of the importance of feminism.

The art department, including photography teacher Angelia Perkins and drawing teacher Wendy Vertacnik assigned feminist projects and the students who were willing to could show their artwork and talk about it.

“We want people to be able to show their feminist art and if they feel comfortable they can talk about it,” Preut said.

The Young Feminists Club is going to the Java Break coffee shop on Friday, Mar. 4 at 2 o’clock to have a laidback discussion about feminism and women’s issues.

The biggest event of the week is on Sunday, Mar. 6 when the movie “Wadjda” is shown in the Lawrence Public Library. The event is open to the public, hosted by the See/Saw festival. The Young Feminist Club will attend the event and there is going to be a talkback to bring awareness to women’s issues.

The Young Feminist Club encouraged people to attend as many events as possible to learn about feminism and to find their place in the feminist movement.

“It’s an opportunity to think about the contributions women have made to the world we live in and to celebrate those accomplishments while working towards financial, political, and social equality for all people,” Draper said.