Senate Bill sb2966

    Florida Senate - 2007        (NP)                      SR 2966

    By Senator Joyner





    18-2084-07

  1                        Senate Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing the month of March as

  3         "Women's History Month."

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  5         WHEREAS, women have made historic contributions to the

  6  growth and strength of this state in countless recorded and

  7  unrecorded ways, and

  8         WHEREAS, women have played and continue to play a

  9  critical economic, cultural, and social role in every sphere

10  of life by constituting a significant portion of the labor

11  force working inside and outside the home, and

12         WHEREAS, women have played a unique role throughout the

13  history of the nation by providing the majority of our

14  volunteer labor force and were particularly important in the

15  establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, and cultural

16  institutions, and

17         WHEREAS, women of every race, class, and ethnic

18  background served as early leaders in the forefront of every

19  major progressive movement to improve society, and

20         WHEREAS, women have been leaders, not only in securing

21  their own rights of suffrage and equal opportunity, but also

22  in the abolitionist movement, the industrial labor movement,

23  the civil rights movement, the environmental justice movement,

24  and other social justice campaigns, especially the peace

25  movement, creating a more fair and just society for all, and

26         WHEREAS, despite these contributions, the role of women

27  has been consistently overlooked and undervalued in literature

28  and in the teaching and study of history, and

29         WHEREAS, in recognition of the contributions of women,

30  Congress has passed a resolution each year since 1987

31  designating the month of March as "Women's History Month," and

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    Florida Senate - 2007        (NP)                      SR 2966
    18-2084-07




 1         WHEREAS, the theme of Women's History Month in 2007 is

 2  "Generations of Women Moving History Forward" and the month of

 3  March presents special opportunities to celebrate the wisdom

 4  and tenacity of generations of women who have come before us

 5  and those who will follow, and to acknowledge the courage,

 6  determination, and steadfastness needed to move history

 7  forward, NOW, THEREFORE,

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 9  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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11         That March 2007 is recognized as "Women's History

12  Month" and the residents of this state are called upon to

13  observe this and every March by participating in programs,

14  ceremonies, and activities to foster an awareness of and

15  appreciation for the contributions made by women which have

16  benefited and improved society.

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