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117th CONGRESS2d Session

H. RES. 1008

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 28, 2022

Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Ms. Adams, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Casten, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Correa, Mr. Costa, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DelBene, Mrs. Demings, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Kahele, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Newman, Ms. Norton, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Sánchez, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Sewell, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Takano, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Trone, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Webster of Florida, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Yarmuth, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Cárdenas, Ms. Meng, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Chu, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Soto, and Ms. Slotkin) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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, 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 (California) 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 (now the National Women’s History Alliance) was founded in Sonoma County, California, by Molly Murphy MacGregor, Mary Ruthsdotter, Maria Cuevas, Paula Hammett, and Bette Morgan to broadcast women’s historical achievements;Whereas, National Women’s History Project co-founder Mary Ruthsdotter, who passed away in January 2010, was a leader in the effort to ensure the inclusion of women’s accomplishments in the Nation’s history;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, using information provided by the National Women’s History Project, 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, and Congress;Whereas, in 1987, the National Women’s History Project petitioned Congress 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, under the guidance of the National Women’s History Project, 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 women’s forgotten heritage;Whereas 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 the first women’s rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, marking the official start to the women’s suffrage movement which would extend over the course of the next 72 years;Whereas Johnstown, New York, was home to one of the most vocal advocates for women’s suffrage, Elizabeth Cady Stanton;Whereas the House of Representatives recognizes March 2022 as National Women’s History Month; andWhereas the theme of National Women’s History Month 2022 is Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope: Now, therefore, be it

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.