Senate Resolution 18 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                       BY  WILHELM
  1  3 A Resolution designating March 2009 as Iowa Women's
  1  4    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
  1  9 through the 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 despite being
  1 14 underpaid; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, Iowa women were particularly important in
  1 16 the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic,
  1 17 and cultural institutions in our state and nation; and
  1 18    WHEREAS, Iowa women and men ratified the amendment
  1 19 to the Iowa Constitution, declaring that "All men and
  1 20 women are, by nature, free and equal, and have certain
  1 21 inalienable rights"; and
  1 22    WHEREAS, Iowa women have been 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 which created a more fair and just society for all
  1 27 people; and
  1 28    WHEREAS, despite these contributions, and those of
  1 29 women throughout the world, the role of women has been
  1 30 consistently overlooked and undervalued, in the
  2  1 literature, teaching, and study of history; NOW
  2  2 THEREFORE,
  2  3    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
  2  4 designates the month of March 2009 as Iowa Women's
  2  5 History Month and invites the citizens of Iowa to
  2  6 continue to uncover, recognize, and honor the roles
  2  7 women have played throughout history.
  2  8 LSB 2649SS 83
  2  9 jr/rj/5