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| 2023 -- H 6134 Enacted 03/07/2023 |
| 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 |
| WHEREAS, International Women's Day has been observed since the early 1900s, at a |
| time when women's oppression and inequality were spurring women to become more vocal, |
| active, and demanding of change; and |
| WHEREAS, The first National Women's Day was observed in the United States on |
| February 28, 1909, during which women protested and demanded shorter work hours, better pay, |
| and voting rights; and |
| WHEREAS, In 1911, the first countries to honor International Women's Day were |
| Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland, with more than one million women and men |
| attending International Women's Day rallies, demanding women's rights including the right to |
| work, vote, and hold public office, and to put an end to discrimination in general; and |
| WHEREAS, In 1977, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed March 8th as |
| International Women's Day throughout the world, a day that is celebrated in the United States and |
| globally; and |
| WHEREAS, International Women's Day has grown exponentially, nationally and |
| internationally, in both developed and developing countries alike; and |
| WHEREAS, The United Nations declared the 2023 theme for International Women's Day |
| to be #EmbraceEquity, inspiring all to imagine a gender equal world, free of bias, stereotypes, |
| and discrimination, and a world in which "gender equality needs to be part of every society's |
| DNA"; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
| recognizes March 8, 2023, as "International Women's Day" in the State of Rhode Island; and be it |
| further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Honorable Daniel McKee, Governor of the |
| State of Rhode Island. |
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