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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texas women of every age, culture, and socioeconomic |
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background have made historic contributions to the growth and |
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strength of this State in countless recorded and unrecorded ways; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Texas women have played and continue to play a |
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critical economic, cultural, and social role in every sphere of |
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this State by making up a significant portion of the labor force |
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inside and outside of the home; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas women have been leaders in not only securing |
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their own rights of suffrage and equal opportunity, but also in the |
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abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the industrial |
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labor movement, the civil rights movement, the peace movement, and |
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other movements, all of which create a more fair and just society |
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for all; and |
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WHEREAS, women such as Ann Richards, the second woman to be |
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elected as governor of Texas, Barbara Jordan, an African American |
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politician and educator who altered the political landscape in |
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Texas, Oveta Culp Hobby, the first director of the Women's Army |
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Corps, and Emma Tenayuca, a leader of oppressed workers in the |
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Mexican-American community, have all made a lasting impression on |
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Texas history; and |
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WHEREAS, though women have made significant advances, women |
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still have great strides to make; and therefore, this Legislature |
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encourages future generations of women to find the courage and |
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strength to continue to fight for women's rights; and |
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WHEREAS, despite these contributions, the role of American |
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women in history has been consistently overlooked and undervalued |
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in the literature, teaching, and study of American history: be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March as Women's History Month and |
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celebrate the contributions made by women of the state of Texas. |