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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Aurora Area Branch of | ||||||
| 4 | the American Association of University Women (AAUW) on the | ||||||
| 5 | occasion of their 100th anniversary; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Founded in 1881, the AAUW is the nation's most | ||||||
| 7 | active and diverse organization for college graduates; it is | ||||||
| 8 | the oldest and largest national organization working for | ||||||
| 9 | equality and the advancement of women through education; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, The AAUW works to address the barriers and | ||||||
| 11 | implicit biases in education that hinder the advancement of | ||||||
| 12 | women, to ensure livelihoods for women by creating inclusive | ||||||
| 13 | career pathways to attain economic security, and to close the | ||||||
| 14 | gender gap in leadership opportunities by cultivating women | ||||||
| 15 | leaders; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, The Aurora Area Branch was founded in 1919 and has | ||||||
| 17 | approximately 60 members; among their achievements is the | ||||||
| 18 | effort to elect women to local offices, beginning in the 1950s | ||||||
| 19 | when Elaine Hegy, the former branch president, was the first | ||||||
| 20 | woman elected to the local school board; many of the Branch's | ||||||
| 21 | members have run for public office, including State Senator | ||||||
| 22 | Linda Homes, State Representative Stephanie Kifowit, former | ||||||
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| 1 | State Representative Linda Chapa-LaVia, and former State | ||||||
| 2 | Representative Suzanne Deuchler; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, The Aurora Area Branch's other achievements | ||||||
| 4 | include being selected as a finalist for AAUW's Breaking | ||||||
| 5 | Through Barriers Award for its "Science Spooktacular" program | ||||||
| 6 | for girls in 2011 and being the home branch of Andi Danis, the | ||||||
| 7 | 2013-2014 Illinois State President; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, A graduate with an associate's degree or the | ||||||
| 9 | equivalent, a baccalaureate, or a higher degree from a | ||||||
| 10 | qualified educational institution is eligible to join the AAUW; | ||||||
| 11 | members of the Aurora Area Branch join 100,000 members | ||||||
| 12 | nationwide with a long-standing commitment to advocacy for | ||||||
| 13 | women; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 15 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 16 | we congratulate the Aurora Branch of AAUW on the occasion of | ||||||
| 17 | their 100th anniversary and commend them for examining and | ||||||
| 18 | taking positions on the fundamental issues of the day and on | ||||||
| 19 | promoting equity and education for women and girls; and be it | ||||||
| 20 | further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 22 | presented to the Aurora Branch of AAUW as an expression of our | ||||||
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| 1 | esteem and respect.
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