H.R. No. 1333
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The observance of Women's History Month in March
2021 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 2021, it
has chosen "Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to Be Silenced" to
honor "the important roles of multicultural suffragists and voting
rights activists"; 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 87th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 2021 as National Women's History
Month.
Reynolds
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1333 was adopted by the House on May
26, 2021, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House