* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: President Rawlings-Blake
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
Women's History Month - March, 2007
FOR the purpose of adopting the Congressional Women's History Month Proclamation, joining with the rest of the country in a national celebration of the many historic contributions women have made to this nation, and proudly acknowledging a historic moment in Baltimore City's women's history.
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WHEREAS, American women of every race, class, and ethnic background have made historic contributions to the growth and strength of our Nation in countless recorded and unrecorded ways; and
WHEREAS, American women have played and continue to playa critical economic, cultural, and social role in every sphere of the life of the Nation by constituting a significant portion of the labor force working inside and outside of the home; and
WHEREAS, American women have played a unique role throughout the history of the Nation by providing the majority of the volunteer labor force of the Nation; and
WHEREAS, American women were particularly important in the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, and cultural institutions in our Nation; and
WHEREAS, American women of every race, class, and ethnic background served as early leaders in the forefront of every major progressive social change movement; and
WHEREAS, American women have been leaders, not only in securing their own rights of suffrage and equal opportunity, but also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, and other movements, especially the peace movement, which create a more fair and just society for all; and
WHEREAS, Despite these contributions, the role of American women in history has been consistently overlooked and undervalued, in the literature, teaching and study of American history; and
WHEREAS, Congress passed this resolution in 1986 and successive years since then designating March as "Women's History Month" and authorizing and requesting the President to issue a proclamation for each of these months, calling upon the people of the United States to observe those months with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities; and
WHEREAS, Baltimore City is celebrating a historic moment in Baltimore history in general, Black history in particular, and Baltimore City women's history especially, when the 4 highest offices are held by African American women - Mayor, City Council President, City Comptroller, and Baltimore City State's Attorney.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That this Body hereby adopts the Congressional Women's History Month Proclamation, joins with the rest of the country in a national celebration of the many historic contributions women have made to this nation, and proudly acknowledges a historic moment in Baltimore City's women's history.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be sent to the Mayor, the Comptroller, the Baltimore City State's Attorney, the Members of the Baltimore City Commission on Women, and the Mayor's Legislative Liaison to the City Council.
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