Senate Resolution 5 - Introduced SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 5 BY BOETTGER A Resolution recognizing March 2011 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 by 9 constituting a significant portion of the labor force 10 working inside and outside of 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 amended Article I, 16 section 1, of the Constitution of Iowa to read that 17 “All men and women are, by nature, free and equal, and 18 have certain inalienable rights”; and 19 WHEREAS, Iowa women have been leaders in business 20 and industry as well as the abolitionist movement, the 21 emancipation movement, the industrial labor movement, 22 the civil rights movement, the peace movement, and the 23 women’s suffrage movement, which have created a more 24 fair and just society for all; 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 2352XS (2) 84 jr/nh 1/ 2

S.R. 5 the literature, teaching, and study of history; NOW 1 THEREFORE, 2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 3 recognizes the month of March 2011 as Iowa Women’s 4 History Month and invites the citizens of Iowa to 5 continue to uncover the roles women have played 6 throughout history. 7 -2- LSB 2352XS (2) 84 jr/nh 2/ 2