Celebrate National Women's History Month
Honor the Women Who've Made a Difference to You
Whereas American women of every race,
class, and ethnic background have made historic contributions
to the growth and strength of our Nation in countless recorded
and unrecorded ways;
Whereas American women have played and continue to play a
critical economic, cultural, and social role in every sphere
of the life of the Nation by constituting a significant
portion of the labor force working inside and outside of the
home;
Whereas American women have played a unique role throughout the
history of the Nation by providing the majority of the
volunteer labor force of the Nation;
Whereas American women were particularly important in the
establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, and cultural
institutions in our Nation;
Whereas American women of every race, class, and ethnic
background served as early leaders in the forefront of every
major progressive social change movement;
Whereas American women have been leaders, not only in securing
their own rights of suffrage and equal opportunity, but also
in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the
industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, and
other movements, especially the peace movement, which create a
more fair and just society for all; and
Whereas despite these contributions, the role of American women
in history has been consistently overlooked and undervalued,
in the literature, teaching and study of American history:
Now, therefore, be it resolved
by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, that March is designated as "Women's
History Month.
The President is authorized and
requested to issue a proclamation each March, calling upon the
people of the United States to observe March
as Women's History Month with appropriate programs, ceremonies,
and activities.
~ This resolution was passed by Congress in 1987 and
successive years since then.
For more information about the origin of
National Women's History Month, or the activities of the
National Women's History Project, contact:
National Women's History Project
3440 Airway Drive, Suite F
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707)636-2888
Email: ednasmolly@aol.com
URL: www.nwhp.org
