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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY MADDOX and HARPER 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 SENATE, THE HOUSE OF 2 3 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the General Assembly 2 4 designate the month of March 1999 as Iowa Women's 2 5 History Month, and invite the citizens of Iowa to 2 6 continue to discover and celebrate the roles women 2 7 have played 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 3131SS 78 2 14 kh/gg/8
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