Full Text of SJR0026 94th General Assembly
SJ0026 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, American women of every race, class, and ethnic | 3 |
| background have made historic contributions to the growth and | 4 |
| strength of our Nation in countless recorded and unrecorded | 5 |
| ways; and
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| WHEREAS, American women have played and continue to play a | 7 |
| critical economic, cultural, and social role in every sphere of | 8 |
| the life of the Nation by constituting a significant portion of | 9 |
| the labor force working inside and outside of the home; and
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| WHEREAS, American women have played a unique role | 11 |
| throughout the history of the Nation by providing the majority | 12 |
| of the volunteer labor force of the Nation; and
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| WHEREAS, American women were particularly important in the | 14 |
| establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, and cultural | 15 |
| institutions in our Nation; and
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| WHEREAS, American women of every race, class, and ethnic | 17 |
| background served as early leaders in the forefront of every | 18 |
| major progressive social change movement; and
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| WHEREAS, American women have been leaders, not only in | 20 |
| securing their own rights of suffrage and equal opportunity, | 21 |
| but also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation | 22 |
| movement, the industrial labor movement, the civil rights | 23 |
| movement, and other movements, especially the peace movement, | 24 |
| which create a more fair and just society for all; and
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| WHEREAS, Despite these contributions, the role of American | 26 |
| women in history has been consistently overlooked and | 27 |
| undervalued in the literature, teaching, and study of American | 28 |
| history; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 3 |
| CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate March as "Women's History | 4 |
| Month" and urge the Governor to issue a proclamation calling | 5 |
| upon the people of Illinois to observe March with appropriate | 6 |
| programs, ceremonies, and activities.
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