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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING MARCH 8, 2023, AS "INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY" IN THE STATE

OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Tanzi, Fogarty, Shallcross Smith, Ajello, Felix,
Ackerman, Diaz, Serpa, Shekarchi, and Blazejewski

     Date Introduced: March 07, 2023

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, International Women's Day has been observed since the early 1900s, at a

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time when women's oppression and inequality were spurring women to become more vocal,

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active, and demanding of change; and

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     WHEREAS, The first National Women's Day was observed in the United States on

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February 28, 1909, during which women protested and demanded shorter work hours, better pay,

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and voting rights; and

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     WHEREAS, In 1911, the first countries to honor International Women's Day were

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Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland, with more than one million women and men

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attending International Women's Day rallies, demanding women's rights including the right to

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work, vote, and hold public office, and to put an end to discrimination in general; and

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     WHEREAS, In 1977, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed March 8th as

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International Women's Day throughout the world, a day that is celebrated in the United States and

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globally; and

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     WHEREAS, International Women's Day has grown exponentially, nationally and

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internationally, in both developed and developing countries alike; and

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     WHEREAS, The United Nations declared the 2023 theme for International Women's Day

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to be #EmbraceEquity, inspiring all to imagine a gender equal world, free of bias, stereotypes,

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and discrimination, and a world in which "gender equality needs to be part of every society's

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DNA"; now, therefore be it

 

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

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recognizes March 8, 2023, as "International Women's Day" in the State of Rhode Island; and be it

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further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Honorable Daniel McKee, Governor of the

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State of Rhode Island.

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