PRINTER'S NO. 472
No. 32 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY HARLEY, L. I. COHEN, PETRONE, ULIANA, BELARDI,
REBER, DENT, DEMPSEY, PESCI, ROBINSON, FARMER, MARSICO,
MELIO, FAIRCHILD, PETRARCA, GLADECK, STURLA, TULLI, TIGUE,
DALEY, HERMAN, CESSAR, ARGALL, KENNEY, MANDERINO, RICHARDSON,
CORRIGAN, ZUG, MASLAND, VEON, BARLEY, MUNDY, STABACK, ADOLPH,
NYCE, STEELMAN, CLYMER, RUDY, SAYLOR, KASUNIC, D. R. WRIGHT,
DeLUCA, CORNELL, RITTER, COLAFELLA, BELFANTI, MARKOSEK, KING,
SCHULER, STETLER, DONATUCCI, BATTISTO, HASAY, McCALL,
SANTONI, MILLER, HERSHEY, LAUGHLIN, PLATTS, OLASZ, ROONEY,
TRELLO, JOSEPHS, PERZEL, BUNT, E. Z. TAYLOR, PISTELLA,
ARMSTRONG, LaGROTTA, B. SMITH, STERN, CAPPABIANCA, CURRY,
FLICK, WOZNIAK, FICHTER, ROBERTS, GERLACH, LAUB, RUBLEY,
BAKER, STRITTMATTER, PETTIT, HENNESSEY, EGOLF, SATHER AND
WAUGH, FEBRUARY 10, 1993
ADOPTED, FEBRUARY 10, 1993
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing "National Women's History Month" and "International
2 Women's Day."
3 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania women of every race, class and ethnic
4 background have made historic contributions to the growth and
5 strength of our Nation and this Commonwealth in countless
6 recorded and unrecorded ways; and
7 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania women have played critical economic,
8 cultural and social roles in every aspect of the life of the
9 Nation and this Commonwealth; and
10 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania women were particularly important in
11 the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic and
12 cultural institutions in our Nation and this Commonwealth; and
1 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania women of every race, class and ethnic
2 background served as early leaders in the forefront of every
3 major progressive social change movement; and
4 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania women have been leaders, not only in
5 securing their own rights of suffrage and equal opportunity but
6 also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement,
7 the industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement and
8 other movements, especially the peace movement, which create a
9 more fair and just society for all; and
10 WHEREAS, Despite these contributions, the role of women in
11 history has been consistently overlooked and undervalued in the
12 literature, teaching and study of American history; and
13 WHEREAS, In 1989 the United States Congress declared the
14 month of March as "National Women's History Month"; and
15 WHEREAS, Since the turn of the century, March 8th has been
16 observed as "International Women's Day"; therefore be it
17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
18 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania acknowledge the month of March as
19 "National Women's History Month" and the 8th of March as
20 "International Women's Day," and urge all citizens to join in a
21 celebration of the heritage of women and to observe this month
22 and day with appropriate programs, ceremonies and activities.
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