H.R. No. 984

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The observance of Women's History Month in March
	2019 provides an opportunity to celebrate the enormous
	contributions women have made to our society; and
	WHEREAS, In 1978, the event began as a weeklong program in
	Santa Rosa, California, sponsored by the Education Task Force of
	the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women; the organizers
	selected the week of March 8 to correspond with International
	Women's Day; activities included an essay contest, presentations at
	dozens of schools, and a downtown parade; and
	WHEREAS, Other communities across the country were inspired
	to launch their own Women's History Week celebrations the following
	year; in 1980, the National Women's History Alliance led a
	consortium of women's groups and historians in advocating for
	national recognition, and that February, President Jimmy Carter
	issued a proclamation declaring the week of March 8 to be National
	Women's History Week; and
	WHEREAS, In 1987, at the behest of the National Women's
	History Alliance, Congress expanded the observance to the entire
	month; the alliance selects the theme each year, and for 2019, it
	has chosen "Visionary Women: Champions of Peace and Nonviolence" to
	honor those "who have led efforts to end war, violence, and
	injustice and pioneered the use of nonviolence to change society";
	and
	WHEREAS, Many historians in Texas have dedicated their
	efforts to discovering and recognizing the legacy of women in the
	Lone Star State and exploring what it means to be a Texas woman; in
	1991 Governor Ann Richards supported this endeavor by issuing the
	first gubernatorial proclamation in the state's history to declare
	March Women's History Month; and
	WHEREAS, Women have played a vital role in the development of
	Texas and the United States, and National Women's History Month
	provides an opportunity to acknowledge achievements that have too
	often gone unsung; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize March 2019 as National Women's History
	Month.
	Button
	Thompson of Harris
	Shaheen
	Meyer
	Morrison
	Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble
	Allen Guillen Oliverson
	Allison Gutierrez Ortega
	Anchia Harless Pacheco
	Anderson Harris Paddie
	Ashby Hefner Parker
	Bailes Hernandez Patterson
	Beckley Herrero Paul
	Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez
	Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan
	Bernal Howard Price
	Biedermann Huberty Ramos
	Blanco Hunter Raney
	Bohac Israel Raymond
	Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Reynolds
	Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
	Buckley Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr.
	Bucy Kacal Rose
	Burns King of Hemphill Rosenthal
	Burrows King of Parker Sanford
	Button King of Uvalde Schaefer
	Cain Klick Shaheen
	Calanni Krause Sheffield
	Canales Kuempel Sherman, Sr.
	Capriglione Lambert Shine
	Clardy Landgraf Smith
	Cole Lang Smithee
	Coleman Larson Springer
	Collier Leach Stephenson
	Cortez Leman Stickland
	Craddick Longoria Stucky
	Cyrier Lopez Swanson
	Darby Lozano Talarico
	Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thierry
	Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Dean Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Deshotel Metcalf Tinderholt
	Dominguez Meyer Toth
	Dutton Meza Turner of Dallas
	Farrar Middleton Turner of Tarrant
	Fierro Miller VanDeaver
	Flynn Minjarez Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morales White
	Geren Morrison Wilson
	Gervin-Hawkins Muñoz, Jr. Wray
	Goldman Murphy Wu
	González of Dallas Murr Zedler
	González of El Paso Neave Zerwas
	Goodwin Nevárez Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 984 was adopted by the House on March
	26, 2019, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House