House Resolution 126 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 126 BY THEDE , GARRETT , SWEENEY , DE BOEF , BERRY , HEDDENS , MASCHER , GASKILL , WESSEL-KROESCHELL , GAINES , WINCKLER , LENSING , LYKAM , KEARNS , WITTNEBEN , H. MILLER , ABDUL-SAMAD , STECKMAN , M. SMITH , SCHULTE , HUNTER , MURPHY , COHOON , UPMEYER , THOMAS , J. TAYLOR , HEATON , QUIRK , PETERSEN , SWAIM , DRAKE , RAYHONS , RAECKER , WORTHAN , JORGENSEN , HANUSA , HAGER , LUKAN , PETTENGILL , L. MILLER , ALONS , and KOESTER A Resolution recognizing March 2012 as Iowa Women’s 1 History Month. 2 WHEREAS, Iowa women of every race, class, and 3 ethnic background have made historic contributions 4 to the growth and strength of our state and nation 5 in countless recorded and unrecorded ways, including 6 through the struggle for women’s rights; and 7 WHEREAS, Iowa women have played and continue to 8 play a critical economic, cultural, and social role by 9 constituting a significant portion of the labor force 10 working inside and outside of the home; and 11 WHEREAS, Iowa women were particularly important in 12 the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, 13 and cultural institutions in our state and nation; and 14 WHEREAS, Iowa women and men amended the Iowa 15 Constitution to read that “All men and women are, by 16 nature, free and equal, and have certain inalienable 17 rights...”; and 18 WHEREAS, Iowa women have been leaders in 19 agriculture, business, and industry as well as the 20 -1- LSB 6085HH (7) 84 jr/rj 1/ 2

H.R. 126 abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the 1 labor movement, the civil rights movement, and the 2 women’s suffrage movement, which create a more fair and 3 just society for all; and 4 WHEREAS, despite these contributions, and those of 5 women throughout the world, the role of women has been 6 undervalued, in the literature, teaching, and study of 7 history; NOW THEREFORE, 8 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That 9 the House of Representatives recognizes the month of 10 March 2012 as Iowa Women’s History Month and invites 11 the citizens of Iowa to continue to uncover the roles 12 women have played throughout history. 13 -2- LSB 6085HH (7) 84 jr/rj 2/ 2