Bill Text: TX HR1159 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing March as Women's History Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1159 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1159-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing March as Women's History Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1159 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1159-Introduced.html
85R18111 BPG-D | ||
By: Thompson of Harris | H.R. No. 1159 |
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WHEREAS, The observance of Women's History Month during March | ||
2017 provides an ideal opportunity to acknowledge the historic | ||
contributions made by women in the Lone Star State and beyond; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since the founding of the Texas Republic, women have | ||
played crucial roles in the social, economic, and cultural spheres; | ||
Texas women participated in the abolitionist movement, and they not | ||
only secured their own right to vote but have also worked in behalf | ||
of all citizens to promote equal opportunity, civil rights, peace, | ||
and justice; and | ||
WHEREAS, Examples of the noteworthy accomplishments of women | ||
abound; educator and suffragist Annie Webb Blanton became the first | ||
woman in Texas to hold a statewide public office when she was | ||
elected state superintendent for public instruction in 1918; | ||
aviation pioneer Bessie Coleman, born in Atlanta, Texas, in 1892, | ||
became the first African American woman to receive a pilot's | ||
license and embarked on a career as a stunt flyer; the daughter of | ||
migrant workers, Rebecca Flores Harrington was the first in her | ||
family to attend college, and after graduating from the University | ||
of Michigan, she dedicated herself to social justice and became | ||
head of the Texas chapter of the United Farm Workers movement; | ||
engineer Frances "Poppy" Northcutt was the first woman to hold an | ||
operational support role in NASA's mission control, and she served | ||
as president of the Houston chapter of the National Organization | ||
for Women; after leaving hit pop group Destiny's Child, Beyoncé | ||
Knowles built an even bigger solo career and established herself as | ||
a business mogul and cultural icon while embracing feminism; | ||
Barbara Bush, the daughter of former president George W. Bush, | ||
cofounded Global Health Corps and, at 26, became chief executive of | ||
the leadership development organization, which focuses on health | ||
equity; and | ||
WHEREAS, The strength of our nation depends heavily on the | ||
continued advancement of women; by acknowledging the enormous | ||
positive impact they have made, we encourage future generations to | ||
ensure that gender is not an obstacle that must be overcome on the | ||
road to achievement; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize March as Women's History Month and | ||
celebrate the contributions made by women to this state and nation. |