Senate Concurrent Resolution 106 PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY TINSMAN and HOLVECK 1 3 (COMPANION TO HCR 109) 1 4 A Concurrent Resolution designating March 2004 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, including 1 10 through the struggle for women's rights; and 1 11 WHEREAS, Iowa women have played and continue to 1 12 play a critical economic, cultural, and social role by 1 13 constituting a significant portion of the labor force 1 14 working inside and outside the home despite being 1 15 underpaid; 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 nation; and 1 19 WHEREAS, Iowa women and men finally amended the 1 20 Constitution of the State of Iowa to provide that "All 1 21 men and women are, by nature, free and equal, and have 1 22 certain inalienable rights ..."; and 1 23 WHEREAS, Iowa women have been leaders in the 1 24 abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the 1 25 industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, 1 26 the peace movement, and the women's suffrage movement, 1 27 which have created a more fair and just society for 1 28 all people; and 1 29 WHEREAS, despite these contributions, and those of 1 30 women throughout the world, the role of women has been 2 1 consistently overlooked and undervalued in the 2 2 literature, teaching, and study of history; NOW 2 3 THEREFORE, 2 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF 2 5 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the General Assembly 2 6 designates the month of March 2004 as Iowa Women's 2 7 History Month and invites the citizens of Iowa to 2 8 continue to uncover the roles women have played 2 9 throughout history. 2 10 LSB 6348SS 80 2 11 kh/sh/8