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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY HARPER and REDFERN 1 3 A Concurrent Resolution designating March 1998 as Iowa 1 4 Women's History Month. 1 5 WHEREAS, this year, 1998, marks the 150th 1 6 anniversary of the women's rights movement in the 1 7 United States; and 1 8 WHEREAS, Iowa women of every race, class, and 1 9 ethnic background have made historic contributions to 1 10 the growth and strength of our state and nation in 1 11 countless recorded and unrecorded ways, including the 1 12 struggle for women's rights; and 1 13 WHEREAS, Iowa women have played and continue to 1 14 play a critical economic, cultural, and social role by 1 15 constituting a significant portion of the labor force, 1 16 working inside and outside the home; and 1 17 WHEREAS, Iowa women were particularly important in 1 18 the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, 1 19 and cultural institutions in our state and the nation; 1 20 and 1 21 WHEREAS, Iowa women were leaders in the 1 22 abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the 1 23 industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, 1 24 the peace movement, and the women's suffrage movement, 1 25 leading to a more equitable and just society for all; 1 26 and 1 27 WHEREAS, despite these contributions and those of 1 28 women throughout the world, the role of women is 1 29 consistently overlooked and undervalued in literature, 1 30 teaching, and the study of history; NOW THEREFORE, 2 1 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF 2 2 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the General Assembly 2 3 designate the month of March 1998 as Iowa Women's 2 4 History Month, and invite the citizens of Iowa to 2 5 continue to uncover the roles women have played 2 6 throughout history. 2 7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the General Assembly 2 8 request that the Governor issue a proclamation calling 2 9 upon the people of Iowa to observe Iowa Women's 2 10 History Month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, 2 11 and activities. 2 12 LSB 4219SS 77 2 13 kh/jl/8
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