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1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY SZYMONIAK AND REDFERN
1 3 A Concurrent Resolution designating March 1996 as
1 4 Iowa Women's History Month.
1 5 WHEREAS, Iowa is celebrating its sesquicentennial,
1 6 and Iowa women of every race, class, and ethnic
1 7 background have made historic contributions to the
1 8 growth and strength of our state and nation in
1 9 countless 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 by
1 12 constituting a significant portion of the labor force,
1 13 working both inside and outside 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 Iowa and the nation; and
1 17 WHEREAS, Iowa women were leaders in the
1 18 abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the
1 19 industrial labor movement, the women's suffrage
1 20 movement, the civil rights movement, and the peace
1 21 movement, creating a more fair and just society for
1 22 all; and
1 23 WHEREAS, despite these many contributions and the
1 24 contributions of women throughout the world, the role
1 25 of women is consistently overlooked and undervalued in
1 26 literature, teaching, and the study of history; NOW
1 27 THEREFORE,
1 28 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
1 29 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the General Assembly
1 30 designate the month of March 1996 as Iowa Women's
2 1 History Month, and invite the citizens of Iowa to
2 2 discover a new world of people and events in history.
2 3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the General Assembly
2 4 request that the Governor issue a proclamation calling
2 5 upon the people of Iowa to observe this month with
2 6 appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
2 7 LSB 4346SS 76
2 8 kh/sc/14.1
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