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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The celebration of Women's History Month in March |
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2013 provides a fitting opportunity to highlight the immeasurable |
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contributions of American women; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than two centuries, women have played a |
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critical role in the progress of our nation, though for too long |
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their efforts have been unsung and undervalued; and |
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WHEREAS, During the 18th and 19th centuries, women were |
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instrumental in transforming our society, despite not having the |
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protection of full citizenship and equal rights; in addition to |
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creating thousands of soldiers' aid societies and raising more than |
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$15 million for the troops during the Civil War, they formed |
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benevolent societies to care for widows, children, and the mentally |
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ill, endowed universities, and established hundreds of public |
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libraries across the country; they endured arrest and harassment |
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for demanding their inalienable rights, and they marched for social |
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justice for themselves and for others; and |
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WHEREAS, Because those determined women raised their |
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individual voices into a chorus that would not be silenced, women |
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now hold seats on the highest court in our land and serve bravely in |
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our military, and they win collegiate basketball championships and |
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elections, proving that a woman's place can be in the house and in |
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the House of Representatives; and |
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WHEREAS, This year's theme, "Women Inspiring Innovation |
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through Imagination," highlights the myriad achievements that |
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women have made in science, technology, engineering, and math; |
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among those honored by the National Women's History Project this |
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year are Grace Murray Hopper, one of the world's first computer |
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programmers, and Edith Clarke, a graduate of MIT, who became the |
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first female professor of electrical engineering in the country |
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when she was hired to teach at The University of Texas at Austin in |
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1947; and |
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WHEREAS, Women of every race, ethnicity, faith, and economic |
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background have contributed to the strength of our state and our |
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nation, and it is indeed fitting to pay tribute to the pioneering |
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women who shaped this nation's history and to those who are carrying |
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on their legacy today; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby designate March 2013 as Women's History Month and encourage |
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all Texans to learn more about the inspiring women who have |
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contributed so much to our country and to the Lone Star State. |
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M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 90 was adopted by the House on March |
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21, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 90 was adopted by the Senate on April |
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25, 2013, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |