PRINTER'S NO. 1826
No. 261 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY ORIE, WONDERLING, PILEGGI, PUNT, TOMLINSON, BRUBAKER, TARTAGLIONE, PIPPY, KASUNIC, HUGHES, STOUT, STACK, LAVALLE, PICCOLA, RAFFERTY, BOSCOLA, DINNIMAN, GREENLEAF, C. WILLIAMS, LOGAN, O'PAKE, FONTANA, ARMSTRONG, REGOLA, KITCHEN, MELLOW, WAUGH AND ERICKSON, MARCH 12, 2008
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 12, 2008
A RESOLUTION 1 Recognizing March 2008 as "Women's History Month" in 2 Pennsylvania. 3 WHEREAS, Women of every race, class and ethnic background 4 have made historic contributions to the growth and strength of 5 this nation in countless ways; and 6 WHEREAS, Women have played and continue to play a critical 7 economic, cultural and social role in every sphere of the life 8 of this nation by constituting a significant portion of the 9 labor force working inside and outside of the home; and 10 WHEREAS, Women have played a unique role throughout the 11 history of this nation by providing the majority of the 12 volunteer labor force; and 13 WHEREAS, Women were particularly important in the 14 establishment of early charitable, philanthropic and cultural 15 institutions in this nation; and 16 WHEREAS, Women of every race, class and ethnic background
1 served as early leaders in the forefront of every major 2 progressive social change movement; and 3 WHEREAS, Women have been leaders, not only in securing the 4 rights of suffrage and equal opportunity, but also in the 5 abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the industrial 6 labor movement, the civil rights movement and the peace 7 movement, all of which created a more fair and just society for 8 all; and 9 WHEREAS, Lisa Baker, Lisa M. Boscola, Jane M. Earll, Shirley 10 M. Kitchen, Jane Clare Orie, Tina M. Tartaglione, Patricia H. 11 Vance, LeAnna Washington, Mary Jo White and Connie Williams have 12 earned recognition for public service as members of the Senate 13 of this Commonwealth, comprising 20% of its membership; and 14 WHEREAS, Lisa Bennington, Karen Beyer, Louise Williams 15 Bishop, Karen Boback, Michele Brooks, Mauree Gingrich, Julie 16 Harhart, Kate Harper, Susan C. Helm, Babette Josephs, Deberah 17 Kula, Beverly Mackereth, Kathy M. Manderino, Jennifer L. Mann, 18 Barbara McIlvaine Smith, Phyllis Mundy, Cherelle L. Parker, Tina 19 Pickett, Marguerite Quinn, Kathy Rapp, Carole Rubley, RoseMarie 20 Swanger, Katie True, Chelsa Wagner, Katherine M. Watson and 21 Rosita C. Youngblood have earned recognition for public service 22 as members of the House of Representatives comprising 12% of its 23 membership; and 24 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Governor, Catherine Baker Knoll; 25 Secretary of Public Welfare, Estelle B. Richman; Secretary of 26 Aging, Nora Dowd Eisenhower; Secretary of Environmental 27 Protection, Kathleen Alana McGinty; Adjutant General, Major 28 General Jessica L. Wright; State Treasurer, Robin L. Weissmann; 29 Chancellor of the State System of Higher Education, Dr. Judy G. 30 Hample; President Judge of the Superior Court, Honorable Kate 20080S0261R1826 - 2 -
1 Ford Elliott; and President Judge of the Commonwealth Court, 2 Honorable Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter are all women who hold 3 prominent positions in State government; and 4 WHEREAS, Despite these contributions, the role of women in 5 history has often been overlooked and undervalued in the 6 literature, teaching and study of American history; and 7 WHEREAS, In 1987, and each successive year thereafter, the 8 Congress of the United States has declared March as "National 9 Women's History Month"; therefore be it 10 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize March 2008 as "Women's 11 History Month" in Pennsylvania. C12L82JLW/20080S0261R1826 - 3 -