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| 2017 -- H 5880 Enacted 03/08/2017 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MARCH, 2017, TO BE "WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
| Introduced By: Representatives Vella-Wilkinson, Morgan, Ruggiero, Williams, and |
| Date Introduced: March 08, 2017 |
| WHEREAS, Women of every race, class, and ethnic background have made historic |
| contributions to the growth and strength of our State and Nation in countless recorded and |
| unrecorded ways; and |
| WHEREAS, Women have played and continue to play critical economic, cultural, and |
| social roles in every sphere of life in Rhode Island by constituting a significant portion of the |
| labor force working inside and outside of the home; and |
| WHEREAS, Women were particularly important in the establishment of early charitable, |
| philanthropic, and cultural institutions in our State; and |
| WHEREAS, Women of every race, class, and ethnic background served as early leaders |
| in the forefront of every major social change movement and have served our country |
| courageously in all branches of the military and public safety; and |
| WHEREAS, Women have been leaders, not only in securing their own rights of suffrage |
| and equal opportunity, but also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the |
| industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, and especially the peace movement, which |
| creates a fairer and just society for all; and |
| WHEREAS, Despite these contributions, the role of women has been consistently |
| overlooked and undervalued, in the literature, teaching and the study of American history; now, |
| therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
| Providence Plantations hereby proclaims the month of March, 2017, to be "Women's History |
| Month" in recognition of the many contributions of women; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That this House, in keeping with the National Women's History Month |
| focus, has also adopted the theme "Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business." |
| Rhode Island women have defied the social mores of their times by demonstrating their abilities |
| to create organizations and establish businesses that paved the way for generations of women |
| labor and business leaders to follow. |
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