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Congressional Resolution Designating the Month of March as "Women's History Month" <br /> Every year, the President issues a special Women's History Month Proclamation. The following <br /> resolution can be used as a model for your local school district or city council. <br /> Whereas American women of every race, class, and ethnic background have made historic <br /> contributions to the growth and strength of our Nation in countless recorded and unrecorded <br /> ways; <br /> Whereas American women have played and continue to play critical economic, cultural, and <br /> social role in every sphere of the life of the Nation by constituting a significant portion of the <br /> labor force working inside and outside of the home; <br /> Whereas American women have played a unique role throughout the history of the Nation by <br /> providing the majority of the volunteer labor force of the Nation; <br /> Whereas American women were particularly important in the establishment of early charitable, <br /> philanthropic, and cultural institutions in our Nation; <br /> Whereas American women of every race, class, and ethnic background served as early leaders <br /> in the forefront of every major progressive social change movement; <br /> Whereas American women have served our country courageously in the military; <br /> Whereas American women have been leaders, not only in securing their own rights of suffrage <br /> and equal opportunity, but also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the <br /> industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, and other movements, especially the <br /> peace movement, which create a more fair and just society for all; and <br /> Whereas despite these contributions, the role of American women in history has been <br /> consistently overlooked and undervalued, in the literature, teaching and study of American <br /> history: <br /> Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United <br /> States of America in Congress assembled, that March is designated as "Women's History <br /> Month. The President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation each March, <br /> calling upon the people of the United States to observe March as Women's History Month <br /> with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. <br /> This resolution was passed by Congress in 1987 and successive years since then. <br />