Senate Resolution 9 - Introduced SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 9 BY HART , QUIRMBACH , and WHITVER A Resolution recognizing March 2013 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 the Constitution 16 of the State of Iowa to read that “All men and women 17 are, by nature, free and equal, and have certain 18 inalienable rights...”; and 19 WHEREAS, Iowa women have been leaders in business, 20 industry, labor, agriculture, and academia as well 21 as in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation 22 movement, the industrial labor movement, the civil 23 rights movement, the peace movement, and the woman 24 suffrage movement, which have helped to create a more 25 fair and just society for all; and 26 WHEREAS, despite these contributions, and those 27 of women throughout the world, the role of women has 28 -1- LSB 2499SS (4) 85 jr/rj 1/ 2

S.R. 9 been consistently overlooked and undervalued, in 1 the literature, teaching, and study of history; NOW 2 THEREFORE, 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 4 recognizes the month of March 2013 as Iowa Women’s 5 History Month and invites the citizens of Iowa to 6 continue to uncover the roles women have played 7 throughout history. 8 -2- LSB 2499SS (4) 85 jr/rj 2/ 2