Bill Text: GA HR159 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: First Annual Women's Equality Day Tea and Luncheon in Douglas County; recognize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-07 - House Read and Adopted [HR159 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR159-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 159
By:
Representative Brooks of the
63rd
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
Women's Equality Day and commending the First Annual Women's Equality Day Tea
and Luncheon in Douglas County; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
August marked the anniversary of the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment to
the United States Constitution granting the right to vote to women, and in 1971,
a joint Resolution of Congress declared August 26 of each year to be Women's
Equality Day; and
WHEREAS,
on Women's Equality Day, the nation recognizes the hard work and perseverance of
those women and men who labored through the years to secure women's suffrage in
the United States; and
WHEREAS,
the first women's rights meeting in the United States was held at Seneca Falls,
New York, in 1848, following several decades of a quietly emerging egalitarian
spirit among women, and at that meeting, women drafted a Declaration of
Sentiments proclaiming they had the same rights as men, and in the ensuing
years, thousands of women and men like them worked to ensure that future
generations of women could realize the promise of America; and
WHEREAS,
in 1917, three years after establishing women's suffrage in the state, the
citizens of Montana elected Jeannette Rankin to Congress, the first woman with
that honor, and in 1919, Congress passed the 19th Amendment, sending it to the
states, and on August 26, 1920, after Tennessee ratified the Amendment by one
vote, the 19th Amendment was adopted; and
WHEREAS,
today, American women are leaders in business, government, law, science,
medicine, the arts, education, and many other fields, and women-owned businesses
account for nearly half of all privately held firms and are opening at twice the
rate of male-owned businesses; through vision, determination, and a strong work
ethic, remarkable American women have broadened opportunities for themselves and
women around the world; and
WHEREAS,
the full participation of women and the protection of their rights as citizens
are essential for freedom and democracy to flourish, and as the nation looks to
the future, we celebrate the extraordinary accomplishments of women in America
and throughout the world and renew our commitment to equality for all women,
both at home and abroad; and
WHEREAS,
on August 26, 2010, the First Annual Women's Equality Day Tea and Luncheon was
held at St. Julian's Church in Douglas County to celebrate the ratification of
the 19th Amendment and to remember those courageous women and men who have
worked so hard through the years to ensure women's rights.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body recognize Women's Equality Day and commend the First Annual Women's
Equality Day Tea and Luncheon in Douglas County.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to members of
the public and the press.
