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91_SR0315
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, American women of every race, class, and ethnic
3 background have made historic contributions to the growth and
4 strength of our nation in countless recorded and unrecorded
5 ways; and
6 WHEREAS, American women have played and continue to play
7 a critical economic, cultural, and social role in every
8 sphere of the life of the nation by constituting a
9 significant portion of the labor force working inside and
10 outside of the home; and
11 WHEREAS, American women have played a unique role
12 throughout the history of the nation by providing the
13 majority of the volunteer labor force of the nation; and
14 WHEREAS, American women were particularly important in
15 the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, and
16 cultural institutions in our nation; and
17 WHEREAS, American women of every race, class, and ethnic
18 background served as early leaders in the forefront of every
19 major progressive social change movement; and
20 WHEREAS, American women have been leaders, not only in
21 securing their own rights of suffrage and equal opportunity,
22 but also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation
23 movement, the industrial labor movement, the civil rights
24 movement, and other movements, especially the peace movement,
25 which create a more fair and just society for all; and
26 WHEREAS, Despite these contributions, the role of
27 American women in history has been consistently overlooked
28 and undervalued in the literature, teaching, and study of
29 American history; therefore, be it
30 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
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1 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that March is designated
2 as "Women's History Month", and the Governor is authorized
3 and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people
4 of Illinois to observe this month with appropriate programs,
5 ceremonies, and activities; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 delivered to the Central Illinois Coalition of Labor Union
8 Women and to Governor George Ryan.