Women’s History Month Spotlight: Doechii (2025)
The theme for Women’s History Month 2025 is “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations.”
Doechii, one of Raps favorite female entertainers, shares her talents as a rapper and songwriter with her witty slick-click flows punctuated by her animated delivery.
First rising to prominence on TikTok, her 2023 single “What It Is (Block Boy)” (featuring Kodak Black), became her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Doechii’s third mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal (2024), was met with critical acclaim and won Best Rap Album at the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards; this made her the third woman to win in the category. The mixtape spawned two further Billboard Hot 100 entries: “Nissan Altima” and “Denial Is a River.”
At the podium, when receiving her GRAMMY Award for Best Rap Album, Doechii took a moment to inspire. “I know there is some Black girl out there [watching,] and I want to tell you that you can do it. Anything is possible. Don’t allow anybody to project any stereotypes onto you. You are exactly who you need to be where you are, and I am a testimony to that,” she said.
Doechii has guest appeared on several tracks including “Anxiety” by Sleepy Hallow, “Balloon” by Tyler, the Creator, and “ExtraL” by Jennie. She made her feature film debut in the 2023 drama Earth Mama. Her accolades include a GRAMMY Award from three nominations and the 2023 Rising Star Award from Billboard Women in Music, as well as nominations for two MTV Video Music Awards, a BET Award, and two Soul Train Music Awards.
Doechii’s bold approach to her profession, unrelenting zeal and humility to connect with fans through her lyrics – discussing topics many can relate to – make her a Woman of Living History® and a Woman of interest for Women’s History Month.
Every year, March is designated Women’s History Month by the United Nations. The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions; L3 Magazine focuses on contributions in music and entertainment.
Did You Know? Women’s History Month started as Women’s History Week . . .
Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California. The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women planned and executed a “Women’s History Week” celebration in 1978. The organizers selected the week of March 8 to correspond with International Women’s Day. The movement spread across the country as other communities initiated their own Women’s History Week celebrations the following year.
In 1980, a consortium of women’s groups and historians—led by the National Women’s History Project (now the National Women’s History Alliance)—successfully lobbied for national recognition. In February 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first Presidential Proclamation declaring the Week of March 8th 1980 as National Women’s History Week.
Subsequent Presidents continued to proclaim a National Women’s History Week in March until 1987 when Congress passed Public Law 100-9, designating March as “Women’s History Month.” Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. Since 1995, each president has issued an annual proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month.”
The National Women’s History Alliance selects and publishes the yearly theme. The theme for Women’s History Month 2025 is “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations.”
