CONGRESSIONAL
RESOLUTION 1987:
Designating the Month of March as
"Women's History Month"
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;
Whereas American women have played and continue to play a 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 the home;
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;
Whereas American women were particularly important in the establishment of
early charitable, philanthropic, and cultural institutions in our Nation;
Whereas American women of every race, class, and ethnic background served as
early leaders in the forefront of every major progressive social change
movement;
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 the contributions, the role of American women in history has
been consistently overlooked and undervalued, in the literature, teaching and
study of American history:
Now,
therefore, be it resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, that the month of March is
designated "Women's History Month." The President is authorized and
requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the
Women's History Month falls within the 64 Days of Nonviolence celebration.
For more information on Women's History Month at SCSU, Visit the
Women's Center page
