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4Y g�,d <br /> STATE of MINNESOTA <br /> WHEREAS: Throughout history,extraordinary women have made significant contributions <br /> to the growth and strength of our state and nation in countless ways;and <br /> WHEREAS: Through leadership,innovation,and ingenuity,generations of women have made <br /> significant contributions in science,medicine,technology,business, <br /> entrepreneurship,and arts and culture;and <br /> WHEREAS: Today,more women are their family's primary income earner than ever before; <br /> women comprise half of our nation's workers,and they are increasingly among <br /> the most skilled;and <br /> WHEREAS: The growing impact of women in our workforce has bolstered our economy and <br /> strengthened our families;and <br /> WHEREAS: Women of every background were early leaders in the forefront of major <br /> movements for social change;and <br /> WHEREAS: Women have been leaders in securing their own rights of suffrage and equal <br /> opportunity;and in the abolitionist,emancipation,industrial labor,civil rights, <br /> and peace movements,creating a more fair and just society for all;and <br /> WHEREAS: Despite their contributions,the role of women in history has been consistently <br /> overlooked and undervalued in literature,education,and culture;and <br /> WHEREAS: This month,we celebrate countless pioneering women and the victories,and we <br /> continue our work to build a society where our daughters have the same <br /> possibilities as our sons. <br /> NOW,THEREFORE,I,MARK DAYTON,Governor of Minnesota,do hereby proclaim the month <br /> of March 2017,as: <br /> WOMEN'SMONTIF 11 ' <br /> in the state of Minnesota. <br /> IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set <br /> my hand and caused the Great Seal of the state <br /> of Minnesota to be affixed at the State Capitol <br /> this 8'h day of March. <br /> Al"a*4 <br /> ° G6VI RN R. <br /> • <br /> SECRETARY OF STATE, <br />