Florida Senate - 2017                            (NP)    SR 1792
       
       
        
       By Senator Passidomo
       
       
       
       
       
       28-02578-17                                           20171792__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing the month of March 2017 as
    3         “Women’s History Month” in Florida.
    4  
    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 of
   10  life by constituting a significant portion of the labor force
   11  working inside and outside the home, and
   12         WHEREAS, women have played a unique role throughout the
   13  history of the nation through continual, active participation in
   14  the 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 background
   18  served as early leaders in the forefront of major progressive
   19  movements to improve society, and
   20         WHEREAS, women have been leaders, not only in securing the
   21  right to vote and pursuing equal opportunity, but in the
   22  abolitionist movement, the industrial labor movement, the civil
   23  rights movement, the environmental justice movement, and other
   24  social justice campaigns, especially the peace movement,
   25  creating a more fair and just society for all, and
   26         WHEREAS, in recognition of the contributions of women,
   27  Congress has passed a resolution each year since 1987
   28  designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month,” and
   29         WHEREAS, the month of March presents special opportunities
   30  to celebrate the wisdom and tenacity of generations of women who
   31  have come before us and those who will follow, and to
   32  acknowledge the courage, determination, and steadfastness needed
   33  to move history forward, NOW, THEREFORE,
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   35  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   37         That March 2017 is recognized as “Women’s History Month” in
   38  Florida, and the residents of this state are encouraged to
   39  celebrate this and every observance of Women’s History Month by
   40  participating in programs, ceremonies, and activities to foster
   41  an awareness of and appreciation for the contributions made by
   42  women, which have benefited and improved society.