PRINTER'S NO. 905
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
76
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY SHUSTERMAN, GALLOWAY, HOWARD, HILL-EVANS, BOBACK,
SANCHEZ, ZABEL, ISAACSON, KENYATTA, SAMUELSON, FREEMAN,
SCHLOSSBERG, GUENST, McNEILL, RYAN, LONGIETTI, KINSEY, BURNS,
BROOKS, O'MARA, NEILSON, MERSKI, WEBSTER, HOHENSTEIN, COX,
DRISCOLL, SAINATO, ROZZI, SCHLEGEL CULVER, MADDEN, HEFFLEY,
DALEY, R. BROWN, T. DAVIS, M. MACKENZIE AND PASHINSKI,
MARCH 15, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MARCH 15, 2021
A RESOLUTION
Designating March 21, 2021, as "Rosie the Riveter Day" in
Pennsylvania and honoring the service and contributions of
the millions of women who entered the workforce during World
War II.
WHEREAS, During World War II, 16 million American men left
their jobs in order to fight the Axis powers around the world;
and
WHEREAS, Millions of vacant jobs were filled by women who,
traditionally, did not work in the manufacturing sector; and
WHEREAS, In an effort to recruit women into the workforce,
the Federal Government began a campaign that included magazine
articles appealing to women; and
WHEREAS, On the cover of the May 29, 1943, edition of the
Saturday Evening Post, Norman Rockwell illustrated the first
Rosie the Riveter; and
WHEREAS, The millions of women who helped support the war
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