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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY GRUNDBERG and HOLVECK
1 3 A Concurrent Resolution designating March 1999 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 state and nation in
1 8 countless recorded and unrecorded ways, including the
1 9 struggle for women's rights; 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 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 and men worked to amend the
1 19 Iowa Constitution to read "All men and women are, by
1 20 nature, free and equal, and have certain inalienable
1 21 rights ... "; and
1 22 WHEREAS, Iowa women were leaders in the
1 23 abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the
1 24 industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement,
1 25 the peace movement, and the women's suffrage movement,
1 26 creating a more equitable and just society for all;
1 27 and
1 28 WHEREAS, despite these contributions and those of
1 29 women throughout the world, the role of women is
1 30 consistently overlooked and undervalued in literature,
2 1 teaching, and the study of history; NOW THEREFORE,
2 2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 3 SENATE CONCURRING, That the General Assembly designate
2 4 the month of March 1999 as Iowa Women's History Month,
2 5 and invite the citizens of Iowa to continue to
2 6 discover and celebrate the roles women have played
2 7 throughout history.
2 8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the General Assembly
2 9 request that the Governor issue a proclamation calling
2 10 upon the people of Iowa to observe Iowa Women's
2 11 History Month with appropriate programs, ceremonies,
2 12 and activities.
2 13 LSB 3131HH 78
2 14 kh/gg/8
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