Bill Text: IA SR114 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution designating March 2018 as Iowa Women’s History Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-29 - Resolution adopted. S.J. 818. [SR114 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SR114-Introduced.html
Senate Resolution 114 - Introduced PAG LIN SENATE RESOLUTION NO. BY SINCLAIR 1 1 A Resolution designating March 2018 as Iowa Women's 1 2 History Month. 1 3 WHEREAS, Iowa women of every race, class, and 1 4 ethnic background have made historic contributions 1 5 to the growth and strength of our State and nation 1 6 in countless recorded and unrecorded ways, including 1 7 through the struggle for women's rights; and 1 8 WHEREAS, Iowa women have played and continue to 1 9 play critical economic, cultural, and social roles by 1 10 constituting a significant portion of the labor force 1 11 working inside and outside of the home; and 1 12 WHEREAS, Iowa women were particularly important in 1 13 the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, 1 14 and cultural institutions in our State and nation; and 1 15 WHEREAS, Iowa women and men amended the Iowa 1 16 Constitution to read that "All men and women are, by 1 17 nature, free and equal, and have certain inalienable 1 18 rights"; and 1 19 WHEREAS, Iowa women have been leaders in business, 1 20 industry, and academia as well as the abolitionist 1 21 movement, the emancipation movement, the industrial 1 22 labor movement, the civil rights movement, the peace 1 23 movement, and the women's suffrage movement, which 1 24 have created a more fair and just society for all 1 25 people; NOW THEREFORE, 1 26 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 1 27 designates March 2018 as Iowa Women's History Month and 1 28 invites the citizens of Iowa to continue to uncover, 2 1 recognize, and honor the roles women have played 2 2 throughout history. LSB 6235SS (3) 87 hb/rn
