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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY HOLVECK and GRUNDBERG
1 3 (COMPANION TO LSB 6738SS BY MADDOX)
1 4 A Concurrent Resolution designating March 2000 as Iowa
1 5 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, including
1 10 those contributions realized through the struggle for
1 11 women's rights; and
1 12 WHEREAS, Iowa women have played and continue to
1 13 play a critical economic, cultural, and social role by
1 14 constituting a significant portion of the labor force,
1 15 working inside and outside the home; and
1 16 WHEREAS, Iowa women were particularly important in
1 17 the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic,
1 18 and cultural institutions in our state and the nation;
1 19 and
1 20 WHEREAS, Iowa women and men worked to amend the
1 21 Iowa Constitution to read "All men and women are, by
1 22 nature, free and equal, and have certain inalienable
1 23 rights ... "; and
1 24 WHEREAS, Iowa women were leaders in the
1 25 abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the
1 26 industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement,
1 27 the peace movement, and the women's suffrage movement,
1 28 creating a more equitable and just society for all;
1 29 and
1 30 WHEREAS, despite these contributions and those of
2 1 women throughout the world, the role of women
2 2 continues to be overlooked and undervalued in
2 3 literature, teaching, and the study of history; NOW
2 4 THEREFORE,
2 5 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 6 SENATE CONCURRING, That the General Assembly designate
2 7 the month of March 2000 as Iowa Women's History Month,
2 8 and invite the citizens of Iowa to continue to
2 9 discover, reveal, and celebrate the roles women have
2 10 played throughout history.
2 11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the General Assembly
2 12 request that the Governor issue a proclamation calling
2 13 upon the people of Iowa to observe Iowa Women's
2 14 History Month with appropriate programs, ceremonies,
2 15 and activities.
2 16 LSB 6738HH 78
2 17 kh/gg/8
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