03-22-10 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 22, 2010 , Whereas this year’s national theme is Writing Women Back Into History which has resulted in efforts by the Library of Congress, The National Archives, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Gallery of Art, the National Park Service, the Smithsonian Institution and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum paying tribute to the generations of women whose commitments and efforts have helped shape our rich country’s history; and , Whereas in keeping with this year’s theme, the South Bend Common Council acknowledges that there have been countless contributions made at the national, state and local levels some of which include: st 1869 Wyoming Territory was the 1 to grant women, who were 21 years of age, the right to vote th 192019 amendment to the US Constitution was ratified granting women the right to vote st 1921Edith Wharton became the 1 woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for writing The Age of Innocence st 1924Nellie Tayloe Ross became the 1 female Governor of a state st 1928Amelia Earhart of Purdue University became 1 woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean st 1933Frances Perkins became the 1 woman to serve in a Presidential Cabinet position (Sec’y Labor) st 1963Janet S. Allen became the 1 woman to serve on the South Bend Common Council st 1966Barbara Jordan became the 1 woman to serve in the Texas Congress st 1972 Shirley Chisom became the 1 woman to be considered as a Democratic Presidential Candidate st 1977Janet Guthrie became the 1 woman to drive in the Indianapolis 500 st 1981Sandra Day O’Connor became 1 woman appointed to the US Supreme Court st 1983 Beverlie Beck was elected as the 1 woman President of the South Bend Common Council st 2009 Sonia Sotomayor became 1 Hispanic woman appointed to the US Supreme Court Now, Therefore, be it Resolved, by the Common Council of the City of South , Bend, Indiana as follows: Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council hereby declares March as “Women’s History Month” in South Bend, Indiana. Section II. The South Bend Common Council honors and recognizes all of the many generations of women who have made so many significant contributions, both inside and outside the home. Section III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor. st s/Derek D. Dieter, 1 District s/Al “Buddy” Kirsits, At Large nd s/Henry Davis, Jr., 2 District s/Timothy A. Rouse, At Large rd s/Thomas LaFountain, 3 District s/Karen L. White, At-Large th s/Ann Puzzello, 4 District th s/Dr. David Varner, 5 District th s/Oliver J. Davis 6 District s/Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney Attest: Adopted this 22 day of March, 2010 s/John Voorde, City Clerk s/Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor of South Bend 2