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Rcsohrtion ND. <br />A, RESOLUTION OF THE C[ }l`VIMON COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BENI), INDIANA, <br />DECLARING MARCH AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH <br />6XL..a the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that in 1981 the first Joint <br />Congressional Resolution was adopted proclaiming that a week be set aside as "Women's History Week''; <br />and <br />Oh" in 1987, the National Women's History Project petitioned the US Congress to expand <br />that Resolution, with that being done with bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate declaring <br />March as "Women's History Month "; and <br />�Q this year's national theme is Writing Women Back Into History which has resulted in <br />efforts by the Library of Congress, The National Archives, the National Endowment for the Humanities, <br />the National Gallery of Art, the National Park Service, the Smithsonian Institution and the United States <br />Holocaust Memorial Museum paying tribute to the generations of women whose commitments and efforts <br />have helped shape our rich country's history; and <br />Gad in keeping with this year's theme, the South Bend Common Council acknowledges that <br />there have been countless contributions made at the national, state and local levels some of which include: <br />1869 Wyoming Territory was the I" to grant women, who were 21 years of age, the right to vote <br />1920 1.9jh amendment to the US Constitution was ratified granting women the right to vote <br />1921 Edith Wharton became the 1" woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for writing The Age of Innocence <br />1924 Nellie Tayloe Ross became the V female Governor of a state <br />1928 Amelia Earhart of Purdue University became I" woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean <br />1933 Prances Perkins became the I" woman to serve in a Presidential Cabinet position (Sec'y Labor) <br />1963 Janet S. Allen became the V woman to serve on the South Bend Common Council <br />1966 Barbara Jordan became the 1 s` woman to serve in the Texas Congress <br />1972 Shirley Chisom became the l" woman to be considered as a Democratic Presidential Candidate <br />1977 Janet Guthrie became the I" woman to drive in the Indianapolis 500 <br />1981 Sandra Day O'Connor became I" woman appointed to the US Supreme Court <br />1983 Beverlie Beck was elected as the I" woman President of the South Bend Common Council <br />2009 Sonia Sotomayor became I" hispanic woman appointed to the US Supreme Court <br />follows: <br />Section L On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common <br />Council hereby declares March as "Women's history Month" in South Bend, Indiana. <br />Section II. The South Bend Common Council honors and recognizes all of the many generations <br />of women who have made so many significant contributions, both inside and outside the home. <br />Section III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effec o anal a, er jts adoption by the <br />Council and approval by the Mayor. <br />i <br />Derek ).Dieter, I" District gliver J. L��avi�G ' District <br />Henry Davis, Jr., 22'sstrict Al "Buddy" Kirsits, At Large <br />Thomas LaFountain, 3' District <br />Ann -P zello, 4r' District <br />—.. <br />--D4 -- a =rid Vame�r, 5"' District <br />John oordc, City Clerk <br />Timothy A. Rouse, At Large <br />Karen L. Wl ite, Large <br />Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand, Council Attorney <br />C c-1ite 1d- _ -4 7` Q&—d- 20M <br />Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor of South Bend <br />