Bill Text: TX HCR90 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating March 2013 as Women's History Month.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Passed) 2013-05-10 - Signed by the Governor [HCR90 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HCR90-Introduced.html

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83R16889 JWI-D
By: Morrison H.C.R. No. 90

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The celebration of Women's History Month in March
2013 provides a fitting opportunity to highlight the immeasurable
contributions of American women; and
WHEREAS, For more than two centuries, women have played a
critical role in the progress of our nation, though for too long
their efforts have been unsung and undervalued; and
WHEREAS, During the 18th and 19th centuries, women were
instrumental in transforming our society, despite not having the
protection of full citizenship and equal rights; in addition to
creating thousands of soldiers' aid societies and raising more than
$15 million for the troops during the Civil War, they formed
benevolent societies to care for widows, children, and the mentally
ill, endowed universities, and established hundreds of public
libraries across the country; they endured arrest and harassment
for demanding their inalienable rights, and they marched for social
justice for themselves and for others; and
WHEREAS, Because those determined women raised their
individual voices into a chorus that would not be silenced, women
now hold seats on the highest court in our land and serve bravely in
our military, and they win collegiate basketball championships and
elections, proving that a woman's place can be in the house and in
the House of Representatives; and
WHEREAS, This year's theme, "Women Inspiring Innovation
through Imagination," highlights the myriad achievements that
women have made in science, technology, engineering, and math;
among those honored by the National Women's History Project this
year are Grace Murray Hopper, one of the world's first computer
programmers, and Edith Clarke, a graduate of MIT, who became the
first female professor of electrical engineering in the country
when she was hired to teach at The University of Texas at Austin in
1947; and
WHEREAS, Women of every race, ethnicity, faith, and economic
background have contributed to the strength of our state and our
nation, and it is indeed fitting to pay tribute to the pioneering
women who shaped this nation's history and to those who are carrying
on their legacy today; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby designate March 2013 as Women's History Month and encourage
all Texans to learn more about the inspiring women who have
contributed so much to our country and to the Lone Star State.