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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY GRUNDBERG
1 3 (COMPANION TO SCR 19 BY SZYMONIAK)
1 4 A Concurrent Resolution designating March 1995 as Iowa
1 5 Women's History Month.
1 6 WHEREAS, Iowa women of every race, class, and
1 7 ethnic background have made historic contributions to
1 8 the growth and strength of our nation in countless
1 9 recorded and unrecorded ways; and
1 10 WHEREAS, Iowa women have played and continue to
1 11 play a critical economic, cultural, and social role in
1 12 every sphere of the nation by constituting a
1 13 significant portion of the labor force working inside
1 14 and outside of the home; and
1 15 WHEREAS, Iowa women were particularly important in
1 16 the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic,
1 17 and cultural institutions in our nation; and
1 18 WHEREAS, Iowa women have been leaders in the
1 19 abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the
1 20 industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement,
1 21 and other movements, especially the peace movement,
1 22 which have assisted in creating a more fair and just
1 23 society for all; and
1 24 WHEREAS, many Iowa women, including Carrie Chapman
1 25 Catt, spent their lives fighting for the right to
1 26 vote, which was finally secured in 1920, making 1995
1 27 the year in which the 75th anniversary of woman
1 28 suffrage is celebrated; and
1 29 WHEREAS, despite these contributions, and those of
1 30 women throughout the world, the role of women has been
2 1 consistently overlooked and undervalued, in
2 2 literature, teaching, and study of history; NOW
2 3 THEREFORE,
2 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 5 SENATE CONCURRING, That the General Assembly
2 6 designates the month of March 1995 as Iowa Women's
2 7 History Month and invites the citizens of Iowa to
2 8 discover a new world of people and events in history
2 9 by visiting the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame, established
2 10 in 1975 by the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women.
2 11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the General Assembly
2 12 requests that the Governor issue a proclamation
2 13 calling upon the people of Iowa to observe the month
2 14 of March with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and
2 15 activities.
2 16 LSB 2228HH 76
2 17 kh/cf/24
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