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1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY SZYMONIAK and REDFERN
1 3 A Concurrent Resolution designating March 1995 as Iowa
1 4 Women's History Month.
1 5 WHEREAS, Iowa women of every race, class, and
1 6 ethnic background have made historic contributions to
1 7 the growth and strength of our nation in countless
1 8 recorded and unrecorded ways; and
1 9 WHEREAS, Iowa women have played and continue to
1 10 play a critical economic, cultural, and social role in
1 11 every sphere of the nation by constituting a
1 12 significant portion of the labor force working inside
1 13 and outside of the home; and
1 14 WHEREAS, Iowa women were particularly important in
1 15 the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic,
1 16 and cultural institutions in our nation; and
1 17 WHEREAS, Iowa women have been leaders in the
1 18 abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the
1 19 industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement,
1 20 and other movements, especially the peace movement,
1 21 which have assisted in creating a more fair and just
1 22 society for all; and
1 23 WHEREAS, many Iowa women, including Carrie Chapman
1 24 Catt, spent their lives fighting for the right to
1 25 vote, which was finally secured in 1920, making 1995
1 26 the year in which the 75th anniversary of woman
1 27 suffrage is celebrated; and
1 28 WHEREAS, despite these contributions, and those of
1 29 women throughout the world, the role of women has been
1 30 consistently overlooked and undervalued, in
2 1 literature, teaching, and study of history; NOW
2 2 THEREFORE,
2 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
2 4 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the General Assembly
2 5 designates the month of March 1995 as Iowa Women's
2 6 History Month and invites the citizens of Iowa to
2 7 discover a new world of people and events in history
2 8 by visiting the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame, established
2 9 in 1975 by the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women.
2 10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the General Assembly
2 11 requests that the Governor issue a proclamation
2 12 calling upon the people of Iowa to observe the month
2 13 of March with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and
2 14 activities.
2 15 LSB 2228SS 76
2 16 kh/cf/24.1
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