Senate Resolution 106 - Introduced SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 106 BY WILHELM and REYNOLDS A Resolution designating March 2010 as Iowa Women’s 1 History Month. 2 WHEREAS, Iowa women of every race, class, and 3 ethnic background have made historic contributions 4 to the growth and strength of our state and nation 5 in countless recorded and unrecorded ways, including 6 through the struggle for women’s rights; and 7 WHEREAS, Iowa women have played and continue to 8 play a critical economic, cultural, and social role 9 by constituting a significant portion of the labor 10 force working inside and outside the home despite being 11 underpaid; and 12 WHEREAS, Iowa women were particularly important in 13 the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, 14 and cultural institutions in our state and nation; and 15 WHEREAS, Iowa women and men ratified the amendment 16 to the Iowa Constitution, declaring that “All men and 17 women are, by nature, free and equal, and have certain 18 inalienable rights”; and 19 WHEREAS, Iowa women have been leaders in the 20 abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the 21 industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, 22 the peace movement, and the women’s suffrage movement, 23 which created a more fair and just society for all 24 people; and 25 WHEREAS, despite these contributions, and those 26 of women throughout the world, the role of women 27 has been consistently overlooked and undervalued in 28 -1- LSB 6219SS (2) 83 jr/nh 1/ 2

S.R. 106 the literature, teaching, and study of history; NOW 1 THEREFORE, 2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 3 designates the month of March 2010 as Iowa Women’s 4 History Month and invites the citizens of Iowa to 5 continue to uncover, recognize, and honor the roles 6 women have played throughout history. 7 -2- LSB 6219SS (2) 83 jr/nh 2/ 2