Bill Text: TX SR638 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Austin Branch of the American Association of University Women on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-24 - Reported enrolled [SR638 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR638-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Austin Branch of the American Association of | ||
University Women is celebrating its 100th anniversary in | ||
November 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, AAUW was founded in 1881, when a small group of | ||
female college graduates banded together with the goal of | ||
promoting women's career advancement and encouraging more women | ||
to pursue higher education; the organization's mission is to | ||
advance gender equity through research, education, and advocacy, | ||
and it has supported the academic achievements of many thousands | ||
of women scholars throughout its history; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1923, the Austin Branch of AAUW was organized | ||
at the Driskill Hotel by 15 women, including prominent leaders in | ||
the civic, religious, and cultural life of the city; over the | ||
course of a century, the Austin Branch has distinguished itself | ||
as a force for good in the community by forming partnerships with | ||
organizations such as the Austin Public Library Association, the | ||
Community Council of Austin, the League of Women Voters, Planned | ||
Parenthood, and the Texas Freedom Network and participating in | ||
such endeavors as the March of Dimes campaign, the College | ||
Faculty Program, and the environmental coalition We Care Austin; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Early in its history, the Austin Branch was | ||
involved in the founding of the city's first public library, and | ||
it was integral to the establishment of a Well Baby Clinic and the | ||
Chalmers Nursery School; moreover, the branch's members have | ||
taken part in charitable initiatives to provide food and clothing | ||
to residents in need and to improve conditions at Brackenridge | ||
Hospital; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Austin Branch created an endowment fund that | ||
has been used to award fellowships to doctoral students at The | ||
University of Texas, as well as an endowed scholarship for female | ||
students enrolled at Austin Community College; the branch has | ||
also sponsored Expanding Your Horizons in Science and | ||
Mathematics, a conference for middle school girls, and a host of | ||
other symposia, workshops, and events with the purpose of | ||
fostering dialogue on important issues such as educational and | ||
pay equity; and | ||
WHEREAS, AAUW's Austin Branch is aligned with its | ||
trailblazing parent organization in its efforts to build a more | ||
equitable society and to empower women in all walks of life, and | ||
it is a pleasure to join its members in commemorating this | ||
special milestone in the organization's proud history; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby commemorate the centennial of the Austin | ||
Branch of the American Association of University Women and extend | ||
to all those associated with the organization sincere best wishes | ||
for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard | ||
from the Texas Senate. | ||
Eckhardt | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 24, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |