Senate
Resolution
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
12
BY
SINCLAIR
A
Resolution
designating
March
2019
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
critical
economic,
cultural,
and
social
roles
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
business,
19
industry,
and
academia
as
well
as
the
abolitionist
20
movement,
the
emancipation
movement,
the
industrial
21
labor
movement,
the
civil
rights
movement,
the
peace
22
movement,
and
the
women’s
suffrage
movement,
which
23
have
created
a
more
fair
and
just
society
for
all
24
people;
NOW
THEREFORE,
25
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
26
designates
March
2019
as
Iowa
Women’s
History
Month
and
27
invites
the
citizens
of
Iowa
to
continue
to
uncover,
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recognize,
and
honor
the
roles
women
have
played
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throughout
history.
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