Bill Text: FL S0568 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Women's History Month

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-19 - Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9005 (Adopted) [S0568 Detail]

Download: Florida-2013-S0568-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2013                             (NP)    SR 568
       
       
       
       By Senator Joyner
       
       
       
       
       19-00164-13                                            2013568__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing March 2013 as “Women’s
    3         History Month.”
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, women have made historic contributions to the
    6  growth and strength of this state in countless ways, recorded
    7  and unrecorded, 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 this 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 background
   18  served as early leaders in the forefront of every major
   19  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 in
   22  the abolitionist movement, the industrial labor movement, the
   23  civil rights movement, the environmental justice movement, and
   24  other social justice campaigns, especially the peace movement,
   25  creating a more fair and just society for all, and
   26         WHEREAS, despite these contributions, the role of women has
   27  been consistently overlooked and undervalued in literature and
   28  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
   32         WHEREAS, in 2013, the theme of Women’s History Month is
   33  “Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating
   34  Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics” and
   35  the month of March presents special opportunities to celebrate
   36  the accomplishments of women who have been trailblazers and
   37  history makers in these important contemporary fields of
   38  academia and industry, NOW, THEREFORE,
   39  
   40  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   42         That March 2013 is recognized as “Women’s History Month” in
   43  Florida, and we call upon the residents of this state to
   44  participate in programs, ceremonies, and activities to foster an
   45  awareness of and appreciation for the contributions made by
   46  women which have benefited and improved society.