Bill Text: TX SR520 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating March of 2013 Women's History Month in Texas.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-20 - Reported enrolled [SR520 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR520-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join citizens across the nation in celebrating March of 2013 as | ||
| Women's History Month; and | ||
| WHEREAS, American women of every race, class, and ethnic | ||
| background have made historic contributions to the growth and | ||
| strength of our nation in countless recorded and unrecorded ways; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Women have played and continue to play a critical | ||
| economic, cultural, and social role in every sphere of life by | ||
| constituting a significant portion of the labor force working | ||
| inside and outside of the home; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Women have played a unique role throughout the | ||
| history of our state and nation by providing the majority of the | ||
| volunteer labor force; and | ||
| WHEREAS, American women were particularly important in the | ||
| establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, and cultural | ||
| institutions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Women of every race, class, and ethnic background | ||
| served as early leaders in the forefront of every major | ||
| progressive social change movement; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout the history of this nation, women have | ||
| been leaders, not only in securing their own rights of suffrage | ||
| and equal opportunity, but also in the abolitionist movement, the | ||
| emancipation movement, the industrial labor movement, the civil | ||
| rights movement, and other movements, especially the peace | ||
| movement, which create a more fair and just society for all; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Despite these contributions, the role of women in | ||
| history has been consistently overlooked and undervalued in the | ||
| literature, teaching, and study of American history; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, | ||
| 83rd Legislature, hereby designate March of 2013 as Women's | ||
| History Month in Texas and call on the people of this state to | ||
| celebrate this occasion with appropriate programs, ceremonies, | ||
| and activities; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of Women's History Month. | ||
| Huffman | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 20, 2013. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
