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 1                          HOUSE 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  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
 
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 1    NINETY-FIRST  GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
 2    March is designated  as  "Women's  History  Month",  and  the
 3    Governor  is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation
 4    calling upon the people of Illinois  to  observe  this  month
 5    with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities; and be
 6    it further

 7        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 8    delivered to the Central Illinois Coalition  of  Labor  Union
 9    Women and to Governor George Ryan.

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