Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

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4	4	95th General Assembly 2
5	5	Regular Session, 2025 SR 39 3
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7	7	By: Senators J. Scott, B. Davis 5
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10	10	SENATE RESOLUTION 8
11	11	TO CELEBRATE WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH DURING MARCH 2025, 9
12	12	CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ON MARCH 8, 2025, 10
13	13	AND RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS OF THE WOMEN’S FOUNDATION 11
14	14	OF ARKANSAS TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC MOBILITY OF WOMEN 12
15	15	AND GIRLS IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. 13
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19	19	TO CELEBRATE WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH 17
20	20	DURING MARCH 2025 AND INTERNATIONAL 18
21	21	WOMEN’S DAY ON MARCH 8, 2025. 19
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23	23	WHEREAS, the purpose of Women’s History Month is to recognize the 21
24	24	importance of women in history and to increase awareness of women’s 22
25	25	involvement in history; and 23
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27	27	WHEREAS, March 8 is recognized annually worldwide as International 25
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30	30	WHEREAS, throughout the history of the United States, whether in the 28
31	31	home, the workplace, the school, the courts, or during wartime, women have 29
32	32	fought for themselves, their families, and all people of the United States; 30
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35	35	WHEREAS, women were particularly important in the establishment of 33
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41	41	WHEREAS, women have been and continue to be leaders in social change 1
42	42	efforts and in the fields of business, science, government, math, art, 2
43	43	literature, music, film, athletics, and more; and 3
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45	45	WHEREAS, women now represent approximately half of the workforce of the 5
46	46	United States; and 6
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48	48	WHEREAS, in 1987, a bipartisan group of United States Senators 8
49	49	introduced the first joint resolution to pass the United States Congress 9
50	50	designating Women’s History Month; and 10
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52	52	WHEREAS, former President Ronald Reagan issued the first Women’s 12
53	53	History Month Presidential Proclamation in 1987; and 13
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55	55	WHEREAS, the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas is the only statewide 15
56	56	organization focused solely on women and girls; and 16
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58	58	WHEREAS, the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas is focused on improving the 18
59	59	economic mobility of women and girls in Arkansas through collaboration and 19
60	60	targeted philanthropy; and 20
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62	62	WHEREAS, despite the advancements of women in the United States, much 22
63	63	remains to be done to ensure that women realize their full economic 23
64	64	potential; and 24
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66	66	WHEREAS, the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas is making sure that every 26
67	67	first for Arkansas women and girls is not the last and therefore only the 27
68	68	beginning of many more; and 28
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70	70	WHEREAS, in 1931, Hattie Caraway of Jonesboro became the first woman 30
71	71	ever to serve in the United States Senate; and 31
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73	73	WHEREAS, in 2022, Sarah Huckabee Sanders became the first woman ever to 33
74	74	serve as the Governor of Arkansas; and 34
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76	76	WHEREAS, all should continue to elevate and celebrate both the 36 SR39
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79	79	historical and future stories of women and girls in Arkansas, the United 1
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82	82	NOW THEREFORE, 4
83	83	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 5
84	84	STATE OF ARKANSAS: 6
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86	86	THAT the Senate celebrate Women's History Month during March 2025, 8
87	87	celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, 2025, and recognize the 9
88	88	efforts of the Women's Foundation of Arkansas to improve the economic 10
89	89	mobility of women and girls in the State of Arkansas. 11
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