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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY GRUNDBERG AND HOLVECK
1 3 (COMPANION TO LSB 2165SS BY SZYMONIAK)
1 4 A Concurrent Resolution designating March 1997 as
1 5 Iowa 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 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 our state and the nation;
1 17 and
1 18 WHEREAS, Iowa women were leaders in the
1 19 abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the
1 20 industrial labor movement, the women's suffrage
1 21 movement, the civil rights movement, and the peace
1 22 movement, creating a more fair and just society for
1 23 all; and
1 24 WHEREAS, despite these many contributions and the
1 25 contributions of women throughout the world, the role
1 26 of women is consistently overlooked and undervalued in
1 27 literature, teaching, and the study of history; NOW
1 28 THEREFORE,
1 29 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
1 30 SENATE CONCURRING, That the General Assembly designate
2 1 the month of March 1997 as Iowa Women's History Month,
2 2 and invite the citizens of Iowa to discover a new
2 3 world of people and events in history.
2 4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the General Assembly
2 5 request that the Governor issue a proclamation calling
2 6 upon the people of Iowa to observe this month with
2 7 appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
2 8 LSB 2165HH 77
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