Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's History Month.

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 273 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women’s History Month. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 30, 2023 Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Ms. TENNEY, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. COSTA, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. MENG, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. GAR- CIA of Texas, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. PLASKETT, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. LAR- SEN of Washington, and Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Ac- countability RESOLUTION Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women’s History Month. Whereas the purpose of National Women’s History Month is to increase awareness and knowledge of women’s involve- ment in history; Whereas the first women’s rights convention was held in 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, and launched the wom- en’s suffrage movement; Whereas key women’s suffrage leaders, such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, attended the Seneca Falls Convention, in- VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:32 Mar 31, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR273.IH HR273 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 273 IH spiring future women’s suffrage leaders, including Susan B. Anthony; Whereas, in 1869, Wyoming was the first State to grant women the right to vote; Whereas, in 1872, Susan B. Anthony was arrested for ille- gally voting and was fined $100, angering countless Americans and bringing national attention to the wom- en’s suffrage movement; Whereas, in 1913, Harriet Tubman was buried with military honors at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn, New York, after a valiant life spent fighting to end slavery, aiding freedmen, and advocating for women’s suffrage with Eliz- abeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony; Whereas, in 1913, antilynching crusader and women’s suf- frage leader, Ida B. Wells, Black women from Howard University, and many other notable Black women joined the 1913 Women’s Suffrage Parade to ensure that the leadership and work for women’s suffrage by Black women would be recognized; Whereas, in 1916, Representative Jeanette Rankin of Mon- tana was the first woman elected to the House of Rep- resentatives, four years before women had the right to vote nationally; Whereas after over 70 years of advocacy, women were grant- ed the right to vote in 1920 with the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution; Whereas, in 1922, Rebecca Felton of Georgia was the first woman appointed to serve in the Senate; Whereas, in 1925, Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming was elect- ed as the first woman to serve as Governor of a State; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:32 Mar 31, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR273.IH HR273 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 273 IH Whereas, in 1932, Hattie Caraway of Arkansas was the first woman elected to the Senate; Whereas, in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt nomi- nated the first female Cabinet Secretary, Francis Per- kins, who served as Secretary of Labor; Whereas, in 1946, Felicita Mendez fought against discrimina- tion and segregation in the California public education system, winning the landmark case Mendez, et al. v. Westminster School District of Orange County, which paved the way for the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision in 1954; Whereas, as recently as the 1970s, women’s history was rare- ly included in the kindergarten through grade 12 cur- riculum and was not part of public awareness; Whereas the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women initiated a ‘‘Wom- en’s History Week’’ celebration in 1978 centered around International Women’s History Day, which is celebrated on March 8; Whereas, in 1980, the National Women’s History Project (known as the National Women’s History Alliance) was founded in Sonoma County, California, to broadcast women’s historical achievements; Whereas, in 1981, responding to the growing popularity of women’s history celebrations, Congress passed a resolu- tion making Women’s History Week a national observ- ance; Whereas, during this time, thousands of schools and commu- nities joined in the commemoration of National Women’s History Week, with support and encouragement from VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:59 Mar 31, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR273.IH HR273 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HRES 273 IH Governors, city councils, school boards, State legislatures, and Congress; Whereas, in 1987, Congress was petitioned to expand the na- tional celebration to include the entire month of March; Whereas educators, workplace program planners, parents, and community organizations, in thousands of commu- nities in the United States, have turned National Wom- en’s History Month into a major local learning experience and celebration; Whereas the popularity of women’s history celebrations has sparked a new interest in uncovering the important his- tory of women’s suffrage and the fight for equal rights; Whereas, in 1998, the President’s Commission on the Cele- bration of Women in American History was established to consider how best to acknowledge and celebrate the roles and accomplishments of women in United States history; Whereas the National Women’s History Museum was found- ed in 1996 as an institution dedicated to preserving, in- terpreting, and celebrating the diverse historic contribu- tions of women, and integrating this rich heritage fully into the Nation’s teachings and history books; Whereas the House of Representatives recognizes March 2023 as National Women’s History Month; and Whereas the theme of National Women’s History Month 2023 is ‘‘Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories’’: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 2 Women’s History Month; and 3 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:32 Mar 31, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR273.IH HR273 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 5 •HRES 273 IH (2) recognizes and honors the women and orga- 1 nizations in the United States that have fought for, 2 and continue to promote, the teaching of women’s 3 history and the women’s suffrage movement. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:32 Mar 31, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR273.IH HR273 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS