PRINTER'S NO. 3289
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
733
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY BOBACK, DONATUCCI, KIM, HILL-EVANS, TOEPEL,
SHUSTERMAN, MILLARD, SONNEY, SCHLOSSBERG, MURT, LONGIETTI,
BIZZARRO, KORTZ, OBERLANDER, QUINN, COX, WILLIAMS, HAHN,
CIRESI, READSHAW, HELM, ULLMAN, PICKETT, MENTZER, FREEMAN,
KAUFER, SCHMITT, MOUL, PASHINSKI, HOWARD, MACKENZIE, ROEBUCK,
NEILSON, SCHLEGEL CULVER, CONKLIN AND GROVE,
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 18, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the legacy of Hannah Callowhill Penn, and designating
March 12, 2020, as "Hannah Callowhill Penn Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Hannah Callowhill Penn was born in Bristol, England,
on February 11, 1671; and
WHEREAS, On March 5, 1696, she married William Penn, founder
of the Province of Pennsylvania, and the couple arrived in
Philadelphia on December 10, 1699; and
WHEREAS, William Penn and Hannah Callowhill Penn resided at
Pennsbury Manor in Morrisville; and
WHEREAS, Hannah Callowhill Penn and William Penn made
remarkable contributions to this Commonwealth and the founding
of our nation and were lifelong advocates of peace and justice;
and
WHEREAS, When William Penn became incapacitated by a stroke
in 1712, Hannah Callowhill Penn effectively governed in his name
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and handled all of his other complicated financial and legal
affairs until his death in 1718; and
WHEREAS, After William Penn's death, Hannah Callowhill Penn
continued to govern Pennsylvania from England for another eight
years until her death in 1726; and
WHEREAS, Hannah Callowhill Penn played an instrumental role
in the development of Pennsylvania and, at the time of her
governance, no other woman in Britain, except Queen Mary II and
Queen Anne, held such direct political power; and
WHEREAS, For her historic contributions, Hannah Callowhill
Penn was granted honorary United States citizenship in 1984 and
honorary Pennsylvania citizenship in 1985; and
WHEREAS, March 12, 2013, was proclaimed "Hannah Callowhill
Penn Day" in Pennsylvania by Governor Tom Corbett in her honor;
and
WHEREAS, "Hannah Callowhill Penn Day" marks the beginning of
a yearlong project to recognize Hannah Callowhill Penn's
achievements and contributions to our Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Commission for Women presents an
annual Hannah Penn Leadership Award to inspire leadership among
the women of this Commonwealth; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the legacy
of Hannah Callowhill Penn, the first woman to govern
Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate March
12, 2020, as "Hannah Callowhill Penn Day" in Pennsylvania.
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