Bill Text: TX SR629 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the election of Ophelia "Birdie" Crosby Harwood as mayor of Marble Falls.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-18 - Reported enrolled [SR629 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR629-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join the citizens of Marble Falls in celebrating the 100th | ||
| anniversary of the election of Ophelia "Birdie" Crosby Harwood as | ||
| the first woman mayor in Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On April 2, 1917, several years before the passage | ||
| of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which | ||
| guaranteed women the right to vote, the people of Marble Falls | ||
| elected Birdie Harwood as their mayor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in 1872 in Blanco County, Birdie married Dr. | ||
| George Harwood, and they and their three sons settled in Marble | ||
| Falls around 1900; Mrs. Harwood sought public office on the | ||
| principle that once a woman had raised her children, it was her | ||
| duty to do what she could to improve the community in which she | ||
| lived; she ran on a platform of making the town clean and inviting | ||
| and one of the beautiful spots in the state; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, women hold positions of political | ||
| influence throughout the state and nation, but it is truly | ||
| fitting that those pioneers who paved the way for them receive | ||
| special recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life and legacy of Ophelia | ||
| "Birdie" Crosby Harwood on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of | ||
| her election as the first woman mayor in Texas; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this historic occasion. | ||
| Buckingham | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 18, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
