Senate Resolution 108 - Introduced SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 108 BY JOCHUM , DIX , and GRONSTAL A Resolution designating March 22, 2016, as Iowa 1 Women’s History Day. 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 continued to 8 play critical economic, cultural, and social roles in 9 our state by constituting a significant portion of the 10 labor force working inside and outside of the home 11 despite being 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 Iowa 16 Constitution to provide that all men and women are, by 17 nature, free and equal, and have certain inalienable 18 rights; and 19 WHEREAS, Iowa women have been leaders in business, 20 government, industry, and academia, as well as in the 21 abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the 22 industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, 23 the peace movement, and the women’s suffrage movement, 24 helping to create a more fair and just society for 25 all; and 26 WHEREAS, despite these contributions, and those 27 of women throughout the world, the role of women 28 -1- LSB 6059XS (3) 86 av/nh 1/ 2

S.R. 108 has 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 designates March 22, 2016, as Iowa Women’s History 5 Day and invites the citizens of Iowa to continue 6 to discover the roles that Iowa women have played 7 throughout the history of our state and nation. 8 -2- LSB 6059XS (3) 86 av/nh 2/ 2