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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING MARCH 8, 2021, AS "INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY" IN THE STATE

OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Donovan, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Ruggiero, Carson,
Cortvriend, Ackerman, Serpa, Vella-Wilkinson, and Kazarian

     Date Introduced: March 04, 2021

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, International Women's Day has been observed since the early 1900s, at a

time when women's oppression and inequality were causing women to become more vocal,

active, and demanding of change; and

     WHEREAS, The first National Women's Day was observed in the United States on

February 28, 1909, where women protested and demanded shorter hours, better pay, and voting

rights; and

     WHEREAS, The first countries to honor International Women's Day in 1911 were

Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland, with more than one million women and men

attending International Women's Day rallies, demanding women's rights including the right to

work, vote, to hold public office, and an end to discrimination in general; and

     WHEREAS, In 1977, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed March 8th as

International Women's Day throughout the world, a day that is celebrated in the United States and

globally; and

     WHEREAS, International Women's Day has grown exponentially, nationally and

internationally, in developed and developing countries alike; and

     WHEREAS, The United Nations declared the 2021 theme for the International Women's

Day to be #ChooseToChallenge, inspiring all to choose to challenge and call out gender bias and

inequality, and to also choose to seek out and celebrate women's achievements in order to help

create an inclusive world; and

     WHEREAS, In a world where gender parity and equality remain elusive, the world will

continue to see sweeping and revolutionary movements like #TimesUp and the #MeToo

Movements; and

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

recognizes March 8, 2021, as "International Women's Day" in the State of Rhode Island; and be it

further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Governor of the State of Rhode Island.

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