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31	31	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33	33	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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35	35	HOUSE
36	36	RESOLUTION 1009 By: Stark
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43	43	AS INTRODUCED
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45	45	A Resolution recognizing March 21, 2025, as Rosie the
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47	47	role women played in the Second World War .
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53	53	WHEREAS, Rosie the Riveter Day is celebrated on March 21 to
54	54	recognize the part American women played in America 's victory in
55	55	World War II. As the war raged on in the early 1940s, able-bodied
56	56	men were drafted to fight , and the female population was called upon
57	57	to support the workforce. These courageous men and women have since
58	58	gone down in history to be remembered as The Greatest Generation;
59	59	WHEREAS, in 2017, the United States Congress passed a resolution
60	60	to mark March 21 as National Rosie the Riveter Day , a day during
61	61	Women's History Month;
62	62	WHEREAS, the symbolism of Rosie the Riveter stands for the
63	63	millions of women who left their homes for factories to keep the
64	64	country's manufacturing processes going;
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92	92	WHEREAS, during the Second World War, when every able -bodied man
93	93	was sent to fight for the Allies, the nation 's manufacturing leg
94	94	came to a halt. From heavy machinery to steel mills and freight
95	95	ports, every male-dominated industry came s hort of personnel due to
96	96	abrupt drafting;
97	97	WHEREAS, the federal governme nt issued propaganda to encourage
98	98	women to join the industrial workforce as a patriotic duty during
99	99	this time. The iconic poster included a woman in a red bandana
100	100	raising her fist when used to recruit women ;
101	101	WHEREAS, the total number of female industrial workers w ent from
102	102	twenty-seven percent (27%) to thirty-seven percent (37%) between
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104	104	traditional women's workforce for the first time ever. Rosie became
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106	106	WHEREAS, the Rosie the Riveter campaign proved to change the
107	107	nature of women's involvement in the workforce. This resolution
108	108	acknowledges the vital role played by women during the Second World
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110	110	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
111	111	OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 60TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
112	112	THAT this resolution acknowledges the vital role played by women
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141	141	THAT March 21, 2025, is hereby recognized by the Okl ahoma House
142	142	of Representatives and the State of Oklahoma as Rosie the R iveter
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145	145	DIRECT TO CALENDAR.