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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MARCH, 2017, TO BE "WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH"

IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Vella-Wilkinson, Morgan, Ruggiero, Williams, and
Walsh

     Date Introduced: March 08, 2017

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Women of every race, class, and ethnic background have made historic

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contributions to the growth and strength of our State and Nation in countless recorded and

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unrecorded ways; and

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     WHEREAS, Women have played and continue to play critical economic, cultural, and

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social roles in every sphere of life in Rhode Island by constituting a significant portion of the

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labor force working inside and outside of the home; and

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     WHEREAS, Women were particularly important in the establishment of early charitable,

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philanthropic, and cultural institutions in our State; and

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     WHEREAS, Women of every race, class, and ethnic background served as early leaders

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in the forefront of every major social change movement and have served our country

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courageously in all branches of the military and public safety; and

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     WHEREAS, Women have been leaders, not only in securing their own rights of suffrage

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and equal opportunity, but also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the

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industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, and especially the peace movement, which

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creates a fairer and just society for all; and

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     WHEREAS, Despite these contributions, the role of women has been consistently

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overlooked and undervalued, in the literature, teaching and the study of American history; now,

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therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

 

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Providence Plantations hereby proclaims the month of March, 2017, to be "Women's History

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Month" in recognition of the many contributions of women; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That this House, in keeping with the National Women's History Month

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focus, has also adopted the theme "Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business."

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Rhode Island women have defied the social mores of their times by demonstrating their abilities

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to create organizations and establish businesses that paved the way for generations of women

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labor and business leaders to follow.

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