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1981 Congressional Resolution Designating
the Month of March "Women’s History Month"

Whereas American women of every race, class and ethnic background have made historic contributions to the growth and strength of our Nation in countless recorded and unrecorded ways;
Whereas American women have played and continue to play a critical economic, cultural and social role in every sphere of the life of the Nation by constituting a significant portion of the labor force working inside and outside the home;
Whereas American women have played a unique role throughout the history of the Nation by providing the majority of the volunteer labor force of the Nation;
Whereas American women were particularly important in the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, and cultural institutions in our Nation;
Whereas American women of every race, class and ethnic background served as early leaders in the forefront of every major progressive social change movement;
Whereas American women have been leaders, not only in securing their own rights of suffrage and equal opportunity, but also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, and other movements, especially the peace movement, which create a more fair and just society for all;
Whereas despite these contributions, the role of American women in history has been consistently overlooked andundervalued, in the literature, teaching and study of American history;

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that March is designated as "Women’s History Month." The President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation for each of these months, calling upon the people of the United States to observe those months with appropriate programs, ceremonies and activities.

The President's Commission on the Celebration of Women in American History
established to celebrate the roles and accomplishments of women in American History,
with links to pages devoted to women in history. http://www.gsa.gov/staff/pa/whc.htm
Presidential Proclamation: WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, 1998

Living the Legacy: The Women's Rights Movement 1848 - 1998
(on the 150th anniversary of Seneca Falls Convention, National Women's History Project)
The Seneca Falls Convention
(on-line exhibition by the National Portrait Gallery commemorating
the Women's Rights Convention, held July 19-20, 1848)

The Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens Presents: Votes for Women
An online Virtual Exhibition, with Picture Gallery, Tour, hyperlinked Essays, & Readings
"The quest for women's suffrage was a struggle, which plagued America for 72 years,
for the simple and inalienable right of representation and equality.
The beginning of the movement in 1848 was marked by the Seneca Falls Convention,
where its most prominent leaders Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
drafted the Declaration of Sentiments,
the defining document of the women's movement.
From this initial standing, the suffragists began the crusade
for women's enfranchisement [19th Amendment].
Together these few leaders would rally for women's suffrage throughout their lives."
--Teachers and students of the San Marino Unified School District (SMUSD)
& the staff at The Huntington Library, 1997 http://www.huntington.org/vfw/

Places Where Women Made History:
A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
Part of the U.S. National Register's Discover Our Shared Heritage travel itinerary series
highlights 74 historic properties in Massachusetts and New York in America's official list
of places important in our history and worthy of preservation,
with "interactive maps, descriptions of each place's significance in women's history,
photographs, information on public accessibility, essays on women's achievements in American history,
and links to other pertinent Web sites." http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/pwwmh/

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