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| 2021 -- H 6106 Enacted 03/04/2021 |
| 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, |
| Date Introduced: March 04, 2021 |
| 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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