119-hres280

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 280 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 280

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

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 31, 2025

Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. 
Costa, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Casten, Ms. Brown, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Carter of 
 Louisiana, Ms. Sewell, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Norton, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, 
Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Barragan, and Ms. Ross) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
 and Government Reform

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 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 involvement in history;
Whereas the first women's rights convention was held in 1848 in Seneca Falls, 
 New York, and launched the women's suffrage movement;
Whereas key women's suffrage leaders, such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, attended 
 the Seneca Falls Convention, inspiring 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 illegally voting and was 
 fined $100, angering countless Americans and bringing national attention 
 to the women'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 
 Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony;
Whereas, in 1913, antilynching crusader and women's suffrage 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 Montana was the first woman 
 elected to the House of Representatives, four years before women had the 
 right to vote nationally;
Whereas after over 70 years of advocacy, women were granted 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 the 
 serve in the Senate;
Whereas, in 1925, Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming was elected as the first woman 
 to serve as Governor of a State;
Whereas, in 1932, Hattie Caraway of Arkansas was the first woman elected to the 
 Senate;
Whereas, in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated the first female 
 Cabinet Secretary, Francis Perkins, who served as Secretary of Labor;
Whereas, in 1946, Felicita Mendez fought against discrimination 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 rarely included in the 
 kindergarten through grade 12 curriculum and was not part of public 
 awareness;
Whereas the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County Commission on the Status 
 of Women initiated a ``Women'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 resolution making Women's History Week a 
 national observance;
Whereas, during this time, thousands of schools and communities joined in the 
 commemoration of National Women's History Week, with support and 
 encouragement from Governors, city councils, school boards, State 
 legislatures, and Congress;
Whereas, in 1987, Congress was petitioned to expand the national celebration to 
 include the entire month of March;
Whereas educators, workplace program planners, parents, and community 
 organizations, in thousands of communities in the United States, have 
 turned National Women'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 history of women's suffrage and the 
 fight for equal rights;
Whereas, in 1998, the President's Commission on the Celebration 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 founded in 1996 as an 
 institution dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and celebrating the 
 diverse historic contributions of women, and integrating this rich 
 heritage fully into the Nation's teachings and history books;
Whereas, in 2018, Representative Sharice Davids of Kansas and now-Secretary Deb 
 Haaland of New Mexico, were the first Native American women elected to 
 the United States House of Representatives;
Whereas, in 2020, Vice President Kamala Harris was the first woman, the first 
 Black American, and the first Asian American elected to serve as Vice 
 President of the United States;
Whereas the House of Representatives recognizes March 2025 as National Women's 
 History Month; and
Whereas the theme of National Women's History Month 2025 is ``Moving Forward 
 Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations'': Now, therefore, be 
 it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) supports the goals and ideals of National Women's 
 History Month; and

    (2) recognizes and honors the women and organizations in 
 the United States that have fought for, and continue to 
 promote, the teaching of women's history and the women's 
 suffrage movement.
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