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PAG LIN 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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